Policing and the idea of democracy

This paper has four major objectives. First, through reference to the considerable body of writing on democratic theory, to attempt to clarify what is meant by democracy'. Secondly, to explore the difficulties in applying such concepts to the police service, and to examine how writers of differ...

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Authors: Jones, Trevor (Author) ; Newburn, Tim 1959- (Author) ; Smith, David J. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 1996, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-198
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Keywords:
England
Polizei
Gemeinwesenorientierte Polizei
Polizeireform
Demokratisierung
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Summary:This paper has four major objectives. First, through reference to the considerable body of writing on democratic theory, to attempt to clarify what is meant by democracy'. Secondly, to explore the difficulties in applying such concepts to the police service, and to examine how writers of different perspectives have approached this task in the past. Thirdly, to distil a set of democratic criteria' which might be applied to the police service, and finally, to consider the institutional arrangements through which such principles might be applied
ISSN:0007-0955