Democratic Policing in a Changing World

by Peter K. Manning

Overview

Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it is little understood by the public and even by many of its practitioners. Peter K. Manning draws on political philosophy, sociology and criminal justice to develop a widely applicable fundamental conception of democratic policing. In the process he delineates today's relationship between democracy and policing. Democratic Policing in a Changing World documents the failure of police reform, showing that each new approach - such as crime mapping and 'hot spots' policing - fails to alter any fundamental practice and has in fact increased social inequalities. He offers a new and better approach for scholars, policy makers, police, governments and societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317261414
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Peter K. Manning

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Necessity of Justice; Chapter 1 Defining Democratic Police and Policing; Chapter 2 Police in the Sociopolitical World; Chapter 3 Policing According to the Difference Principle; Part 2 The Police As an Institution: Theory; Chapter 4 Studying Democratic Policing; Chapter 5 Structural Features of American Policing; Chapter 6 Theorizing Policing; Chapter 7 The Reform of Policing; Part 3 The Police As an Institution: Practice; Chapter 8 Practice and Poesis; Chapter 9 The Dynamics and Stability of Modern Policing; Chapter 10 Nondemocratic Policing; Part 4 The Need for the Illusion of Justice; Chapter 11 Conclusion; Chapter 12 Epilogue A Motion to Reconsider the “Police” Signifier, Michael W. Raphael;