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BRITISH POLICE IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

NCJ Number
19112
Author(s)
W PURCELL
Date Published
1974
Length
203 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS ROLES OF THE MODERN BRITISH POLICEMEN AND POLICEWOMEN, DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND PROBLEMS OF THEIR SPECIFIC JOBS AND, THROUGH PERSONAL INTERVIEWS, DELVING INTO HOW THEY PERCEIVE THEIR ROLE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS IN HIS COVERAGE SUCH CONTEMPORARY CHANGES AS THE MODERNIZATION OF POLICE WORK, THE INCREASED ROLE OF WOMEN, ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN ATTITUDES WITHIN SOCIETY, AND THE POLICE ROLE IN HANDLING MASS DEMONSTRATIONS CONCERNING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES. THE TEXT IS ILLUSTRATED.