An in-depth critical analysis of how ruling elites use the police institution in order to control communities.

"Policing in a Diverse Society provides an in-depth look at historical events that have shaped the thinking of both minority groups and law enforcement officers

In recent years, community policing has transformed American law enforcement by promising to build trust between citizens and officers. Today, three-quarters of

The year 1856 saw the first compulsory Police Act in England (and Wales). Over the next thirty years a class society came to be policed by a largely working-cla

Social, political, and economic relationships played key roles in the historical development of the police. The authors present policing strategies from the van