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Society and the policeman's role
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The role of the policeman in the community and attitudes towards the police are now matters of active public concern as discussed by the authors, and Maureen Cain gives an account of how the police operate in the United Kingdom.Abstract:
The role of the policeman in the community and attitudes towards the police are now matters of active public concern. In this important and enlightening study, first published in 1973, Maureen Cain gives an account of how the police operate in the United Kingdom. Her book will be of great value to sociologists, criminologists and policemen alike.read more
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Police (canteen) sub-culture. An appreciation
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Police occupational culture: classic themes, altered times
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Ironies of Social Control: Authorities as Contributors to Deviance Through Escalation, Nonenforcement and Covert Facilitation
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Self-perceived occupational stress and distress in a Scottish police force
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Storytelling At The Police Station The Canteen Culture Revisited
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