Chief Constables by Robert Reiner
During the course of the Thatcher decade, the controversial topic of policing the UK acquired increased political importance. At the centre of the debate stood Britain's chief constables. Some have become prominent, almost celebrity, figures, but by and large little is known about this elite and powerful group. Robert Reiner interviewed the majority of the chief constables in England and Wales, and here he draws on their opinions on the selection and training of the most senior officers, their duties and responsibilities and their views on the future of the force to provide a picture of modern law enforcement. The book is aimed at sociologists and political scientists interested in elites and their use of power as well as general readers interested in the police.
Robert Reiner is Professor of Criminology in the Law Department, London School of Economics and Political Science. He is author of Law and Order: An Honest Citizen's Guide to Crime and Control (Polity Press 2007); and editor of (with M.Maguire and R.Morgan) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (Oxford University Press, now in its 4th edition, 2007). He has published over 100 papers on criminological topics in journals and books. He was President of the British Society of Criminology from 1993-6; Director of the LSE Mannheim Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice 1995-8; and Convenor of the Law Department 2001-4. Professor Robert Reiner is the British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award winner for 2011.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198256229 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198256221 |
| Title | Chief Constables |
| Author | Robert Reiner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1991-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 395 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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