ABSTRACT

This is a critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This is the first study based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. This book is intended for researchers and students in sociology, criminology, political science and law. It should also appeal to a professional market including the police, practising lawyers, civil liberties groups and trade unions.

chapter 2|15 pages

Law and the authoritarian state

chapter 3|29 pages

Avoiding trouble: the public order context

chapter 4|35 pages

Negotiating protest: policing by consent?

chapter 5|24 pages

Relationships

chapter 6|20 pages

Remote control

chapter 7|25 pages

Commanding the ground

chapter 8|24 pages

Institutionalizing dissent

chapter 9|10 pages

Power and public order policing