The Politics of Policing: Between Force and Legitimacy

by Mathieu Deflem

Developments and problems associated with police power are at the very front of current public debate. This volume addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786350300
• ISBN13: 9781786350305
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"