Police in Contradiction: The Evolution of the Police Function in Society

by Cyril D. Robinson, Cyril Robinson, Richard Scaglion, et al.

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This book formulates a theory of the origin and evolution of the police function, using both historical and cross-cultural analysis. It explains the incremental changes in the police function associated with the transition from kinship-based to class-dominated societies, and examines the implications of these changes for modern police-community relations. It suggests that the police institution has a double and contradictory function: at the same...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313288917

ISBN13:9780313288913

Release Date:December 1993

Publisher:Praeger

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Criminology Education & Reference Law Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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