This is the first course guide that has been developed for students of policing. It identifies the core themes and additional source material, providing an essential overview for students and a reference point for use throughout their studies.
The Policing Course Companion is designed to complement and work alongside existing literature. It provides:
" Easy access to the key themes in policing
" Helpful summaries of the approach taken by the main course textbooks
" Guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course
" Help with developing critical thinking
" Taking it Further sections that suggest how readers can extent their thinking beyond the "received wisdom"
" Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises
The SAGE Course Companion in Policing is much more than a revision guide for undergraduates; it is an essential tool that will help readers take their course understanding to new levels and help them achieve success in their undergraduate course.
John Grieve is a former Director of Intelligence for the Metropolitan Police, where he also held a number of other senior roles. He is now Chair of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety and Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University.
Clive Harfield is a former police Inspector and is now the Deputy Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, London Metropolitan University.
Allyson MacVean is Founder and Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, London Metropolitan University.
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"This concise and accessible study guide will be an important resource for undergraduate students who need to understand the nuts and bolts of police work and professional practice. In this interactive text, key concepts are clearly explained. It includes a range of activities and further reading that will enable students to think further about the challenges confronting 21st century policing "
Professor Eugene McLaughlin, City University London
| Part One Introduction |
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1.1 Introduction to your course companion |
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1.3 Introducing the features |
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1.4 Researching police organisations |
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1.5 The study of policing: a brief introduction |
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| Part Two Policing |
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Running themes in policing |
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2.1 The emergence and history of policing |
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2.2 The function and role of the police |
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2.3 Governance, structure and accountability |
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2.4 Public engagement and the police |
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2.5 Philosophies of policing - keeping the peace and enforcing the law |
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2.7 International and transnational policing |
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2.8 Partnership and police reform |
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2.9 Policing public order |
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2.10 Criminal investigation |
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2.11 Policing and evidence |
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2.12 Policing different types of crime |
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2.13 Policing organised crime |
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The cultural context of policing |
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2.17 Police ethics and human rights |
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2.18 The organisational culture of the police |
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2.21 The police and the media |
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| Part Three Study and revision skills |
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3.2 How to get the most out of your lectures |
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3.3 How to get the most out of your seminars |
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3.5 Revision hints and tips |
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3.7 Tips on interpreting essay and exam questions |
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| Part Four Additional resources |
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4.1 Glossary, abbreviations and useful websites |
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4.2 Acts and documents relevant to the constitution of policing in England and Wales |
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4.3 References and additional reading |
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| Index |
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Allyson MacVean was the founder and first Director of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety. Prior to this position, Allyson worked in the Serious and Organized Crime Unit at the Home Office. Her interests include police intelligence, the policing of investigations, policing child sexual abusers and police education. Her books include co-editor of The Handbook of Intelligence Policing (OUP, 2008), Policing Paedophiles on the Internet (New Police Bookshop, 2004) and Sage Course Companions: Policing (Sage Publications, 2007).
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