From Fate to Choice

Private Bobbies, Public Beats

Michael McManus

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Routledge
01 August 2024

Social issues & processes; Sociology; Penology & punishment

Series: Routledge Revivals

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In the 1990s private security patrols in public places were occurring in many areas of the UK and moving closer to that traditional domain of the public police – streets and neighbourhoods. Such a phenomenon was ripe for sociological enquiry and, accordingly, this book, originally published in 1995, provides a focused interpretation of six key concepts, each central to the equity debate on private policing. Data from three research sites in the UK are presented throughout the book in the form of case studies. Equity of justice is crucial and intrinsic to the association policing should have with a democratic, equal and free society. Private security, however, is not conducive to these requirements for it has an inherently competitive style excluding freedom from those who are non-competitive through either choice of economic disadvantage. Accordingly, an embarrassing characteristic of private security policing is that it promises too much freedom of choice in a less than equal world

By: Michael McManus
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032817156
ISBN 10: 1032817151
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Adult education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming