Body-Gendrot / Wenden Policing the Inner City in France, Britain, and the US

2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-42800-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 152 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Europe in Crisis

This book analyzes and compares the police's inner city presence in France, the US, and Britain. Its authors' research points to the idea that the creation of a more inclusive environment is a sound approach for cities looking to better maintain peace, reduce discrimination, and manage the dynamic between police and citizens in inner cities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Body-Gendrot, S.

Wenden, C. de

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Contexts of Grievances 3. Visible Minorities: Citizenship and Discrimination  4. Policing the Inner Cities  5. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Author Sophie Body-Gendrot: Sophie Body Gendrot Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne and a researcher at Cesdip/CNRS. She is the author of numerous books on cities and violence, including The Social Control of Cities? (2000) and Violence in Europe (2007). As Former President of the European Society of Criminology, she is an Expert for the European Community.
Author Catherine Wihtol de Wenden: Director of studies at the National Center for Scientific Research, France