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Police Force, Police Service

Care and Control in Britain

  • Textbook
  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Mike Stephens

    1. Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

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  2. Saul Becker

    1. Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Force is Part of the Service

    • Saul Becker, Mike Stephens
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Dialectics of Dixon: The Changing Image of the TV Cop

    • Robert Reiner
    Pages 11-32

  4. Care and Control in the Police Organisation

    • Neil Walker
    Pages 33-65

  5. Recruitment, Race and the Police Subculture

    • Simon Holdaway
    Pages 67-84

  6. The Police and Black People: The Training Response

    • Robin Oakley
    Pages 85-106

  7. Recent Developments in Community Policing

    • Trevor Bennett
    Pages 107-129

  8. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

    • Susan S. M. Edwards
    Pages 131-150

  9. Police Encounters with the Mentally Ill: The Role of the Crisis Intervention Service

    • Mike Stephens
    Pages 151-167

  10. Police and Juvenile Offending

    • David Thorpe
    Pages 169-190

  11. Against the Grain: Co-operation in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations

    • Nigel G. Fielding, Sue Conroy
    Pages 191-211

  12. The Matrix of Care and Control

    • Mike Stephens, Saul Becker
    Pages 213-230

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 231-243
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About this book

British policing faces major decisions about its future direction. Should it promote itself as a police force, dedicated to the attack on crime and public disorder, or should it adopt the mantle of police service, devoted to providing reassurance, flexibility to community wishes, and care? These are the critical decisions that the police face. The choice made will have implications for all citizens in our society. Together, a panel of eminent contributors examine the issues involved in this choice. They push the debate forward and show how complex are the interconnections between care and control within British policing. The implications are far-reaching and will influence not only the quality of policing but also the quality of life for all of us.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

    Mike Stephens, Saul Becker

About the editors

MIKE STEPHENS is Lecturer in Social Policy at Loughborough University. He has published widely in the area of criminal justice, particularly on issues related to operational policing, police involvement with the mentally ill, and police training. He has studied police methods in the USA and Italy, as well as in the UK, where currently he is undertaking a major Home Office funded study of police leadership and training.

SAUL BECKER is Director of Studies for the Master's degree programme in Policy, Organisation and Change in Professional Care in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University. He has researched extensively on care issues and is a former social worker.

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