Changing police culture : policing in a multicultural society / Janet B.L. Chan.
"Police culture is often considered as both a cause of police deviance and an obstacle for police reform. In this case study of police racism and police reform in Australia, the author provides a critical assessment of police initiative in response to the problem of police/minorities relations....
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1997.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | "Police culture is often considered as both a cause of police deviance and an obstacle for police reform. In this case study of police racism and police reform in Australia, the author provides a critical assessment of police initiative in response to the problem of police/minorities relations. The book examines the dynamics of change and resistance within a police organisation and captures the complexity and unpredictability of the change process. It questions the utility of the traditional conception of police culture and proposes a new framework for understanding the inter-relationships between the structural conditions of police work, police cultural knowledge, and police practice. A highly original and valuable contribution to policing studies, this book is both empirically rich and theoretically informed."--Publisher description. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521564204 9780521564205 0521564557 9780521564557 |