Third Party Policing
Third Party Policing
Janet Ransley , Griffith University, Queensland
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Third party policing represents a major shift in contemporary crime control practices. As the lines blur between criminal and civil law, responsibility for crime control no longer rests with state agencies but is shared between a wide range of organisations, institutions or individuals. The first comprehensive book of its kind, Third Party Policing examines this growing phenomenon, arguing that it is the legal basis of third party policing that defines it as a unique strategy. Opening up the debate surrounding this controversial topic, the authors examine civil and regulatory controls necessary to this strategy and explore the historical, legal, political and organizational environment that shape its adoption. This innovative book combines original research with a theoretical framework that reaches far beyond criminology into politics and economics. It offers an important addition to the world-wide debate about the nature and future of policing and will prove invaluable to scholars and policy makers.
- First comprehensive analysis of third party policing
- Combines theory with original research
- Explores policy implications
Reviews & endorsements
'The important contribution of this book is that it defines and outlines the dimensions of strategies for crime prevention and control that fall between formal policing and citizen responsibility as well as provides an evaluation of current and past third party policing efforts. This is important because it enables researchers and practitioners not only to have a common language by which to refer to this activity, but also specific guidance for practice.' Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
'Third Party Policing is a readable and comprehensive review of some of the most prominent literature in policing research … a thought provoking treasury of ideas for all those involved in crime control. If you are looking for one book that charts the intensification of policing activities in the modern era then this is it.' Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
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March 2006Adobe eBook Reader
9780511133442
0 pages
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23 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Governance, risk and crime control
- 2. Policing and new regulatory state
- 3. Dimensions of third party policing
- 4. In the shadow of the law
- 5. Controlling drug problems
- 6. Controlling crime problems
- 7. Equity, side effects and accountability
- 8. Directions for the future.
