Policing Public Disorder

by David Waddington and David P. Waddington

Book Overview

This book draws on a wide range of studies of collective conflict and the policing of crowds and social movements to provide an understanding of the causes and management of public disorder. It seeks to describe and explain the processes by which the police interpret and respond to instances of public disorder, to account for variations in their strategies and tactics, and to identify the conditions in which police interventions (or inaction) may...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843922339
• ISBN13: 9781843922339
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"