Informers: Policing, Policy, Practice
by Bean, Philip, Billingsley, Roger, Nemitz, Teresa
by Bean, Philip, Billingsley, Roger, Nemitz, Teresa
by Bean, Philip, Nemitz, Teresa, Billinsley, Roger
The police rely heavily on paid and unpaid informers, without them many crimes would go undetected. Yet little is known about the informer system and how it works. This text addresses a series of key questions about informers and the system.
by Bean, Philip, Billingsley, Roger, Nemitz, Teresa
by Bean, Philip, Billingsley, Roger, Nemitz, Teresa
by Bean, Philip, Billingsley, Roger, Nemitz, Teresa
"This is the first book of its kind on informers in Britain, providing an invaluable source of information and analysis from key authorities in the field, both academics and practitioners. The book addresses a wide range of issues relating to the use of informers, from informing…
This book provides an overview of the issues associated with drug-related crime, and assesses what is broadly known about drugs and crime and related matters such as policing, drug testing, and treatment. It examines the criminological implications of the drugs-crime nexus, to d…
A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders reporting drug use prior to the commission of their offence. However, the direct link between drug taking and crime is often less clear than is supposed if only because many of those offender…
Addresses a range of issues associated with drugs-related crime, providing an authoritative and accessible introduction to the subject. Focuses on drug markets, violence within those markets, policing and the uses of coercive treatment within the criminal justice system. Britai…