Over the years there have been several unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham, and Wexford (as a young policeman) quietly suspected that the increasingly prosperous Targo -- van driver, property developer, kennel owner, and animal lover -- was behind…
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition.
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition.
The author looks at policing as a whole and illuminates its full diversity, showing how it extends far beyond the confines of public police working in uniform and visible to all. He considers military policing, private policing, police informants, criminal organizations, etc. He…
The police assemblage -- History -- Police images -- Elements of a theory of policing -- Police in uniform -- Police investigation -- High and low policing -- Private security -- Edges of policing.
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition.
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition.
Nearly all research devoted to policing focuses on public uniformed police and their legal use of force. An overwhelming amount of this work draws on evidence from Anglo-American police forces. These twin emphases have led to a limited view. Agencies such as criminal investigati…
From the Publisher: Police Use of Force: A Global Perspective is a fascinating, international exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons in nations around the world. The book is comprised of three sections: the first focuses on the use of force ge…
It's summertime in Provence, but there is no chance for Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands to relax. A troubling crime has been committed, leaving a clear message that more violence is to come. Helped - and hindered - by a rising star of the French police, Joe looks to histo…
At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a prosperous Venetian businessman. He's charmed - perhaps too charmed, suggests his wife Paola - by her love of Virgil and Cicero, but shocked by her appearance.
Arturo Clemente is sloppily murdered in his Roman apartment by a mysterious slasher. Police inspector Alec Blume has a favorite suspect, but the investigation is already being manipulated by both the Senate and the Fusco crime ring. As the details of the case continue to trickle…