Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy

by Ben Bradford

'Stop and search' is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public. The extent to which police officers use their power to stop and perhaps search members of the public is intimately linked not only to the present-day context of policing but also to longer term patterns in the aims of policing, the ends used to achieve them,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367226197
• ISBN13: 9780367226190
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"