The Privatization of Policing: Two Views

by Brian Forst, K. Manning, Peter K. Manning

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The increasing reliance on private security services raises questions about the effects of privatization on the quality of public police forces, particularly in high-crime, low-income areas. In an effective pro-and-con format, two experts on policing offer two strikingly different perspectives on this trend towards privatization. In the process, they provide an unusually thoughtful discussion of the origins of both the public police and the private...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0878407359

ISBN13:9780878407354

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

Length:166 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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