Core Issues in Policing

Core issues in policing has established itself as one of the leading policing texts in a rapidly growing area - police studies per se as well as part of criminology and criminal justice courses. Written and edited by a team of experts, this new edition updates the book throughout, expanding coverage in several areas not adequately covered in the first edition - on police accountabilities, policy making in policing, national and transnational dimensions, and the media and policing.