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Police in Contradiction The Evolution of the Police Function in Society
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Cyril D. Robinson, Richard Scaglion, J. Michael Olivero
With J. Michael Olivero
Book Code: GM8891
ISBN: 0-313-28891-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28891-3
216 pages, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/1993
List Price: $79.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Criminology and Penology
Series Number: 44
Description: This book formulates a theory of the origin and evolution of the police function, using both historical and cross-cultural analysis. It explains the incremental changes in the police function associated with the transition from kinship-based to class-dominated societies, and examines the implications of these changes for modern police-community relations. It suggests that the police institution has a double and contradictory function: at the same time, and in the same society, it seeks to be the agent of the people it polices and of the dominant class. The authors critique community policing and suggest how communities may be reconstituted in order to create a community police. A comprehensive bibliography enhances this study for students, teachers, and professionals in the fields of criminal justice and sociology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Police Function in Kinship-based Societies
  • The Police in State Societies
  • Ethnographic Examples
  • Cross-Cultural Tests
  • Implications for Modern Police and Police-Community Relations
  • What Can Be Done
  • References
  • Index
LC Card Number: 93-25071
LCC Class: HV7903
Dewey Class: 363.2
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