Police Work: The Social Organization of Policing

by Peter K. Manning

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Based on extensive fieldwork in England and the United States, Police Workarticulates a perspective on policing as an activity, as an organization, as a set of symbolic repertoires and situated actions, and as a source of myth, drama, and commonsense theories of social conduct. The evolution of a public mandate for policing as it is practiced today has resulted in the dilemma Manning sets forth in his introductory chapter: "They have charted a course...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262131307

ISBN13:9780262131308

Release Date:September 1977

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:418 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Related Subjects

Criminal Law Criminology Law Law Enforcement Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Social Work

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