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The Politics of Policing

The Politics of Policing

Mathieu Deflem

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Emerald Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2016
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Delito y criminología
ISBN:
9781786350305

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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.

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