NCJ Number
226134
Editor(s)
Dilip K. Das,
Allan Y. Jiao
Date Published
2005
Length
405 pages
Annotation
This book presents a collection of papers written by both practitioners and scholars concerning public order policing from a multitude of countries providing a comprehensive perspective on the subject of public order.
Abstract
Public order policing represents a major concern for governments in general and the police in particular everywhere. The maintenance of public order and suppression of disorder is a task that has been central to the police role since the inception of professional policing nearly 200 years ago. There are several consistent themes in public order policing that transcend national or regional boundaries with wide policy implications for the global community. The chapters in this book are organized under five themes. Under “Issue-Oriented Protests,” public order events are discussed such as demonstrations and protests that do not present a clear pattern, a central theme, or a consistent issue. Chapters under “Mass Actions Centering on Quality-of-Life Demands” examine protests that are driven primarily by economic concerns and secondarily by social issues and political problems. Under “Impact of Terrorism on Public Order Policing,” the chapters are related to terrorism. Chapters under “Crime as Public Disorder” define public disorder situations as crime problems from the police organizational perspectives. Such crime problems may include: property crimes during riots or may be caused by individuals motivated by material gains. Lastly, chapters under “Public Order Policing within the Context of Community Policing” do not focus on a particular type of public disorder. Two chapters discuss public order management as related to community policing and demonstrate how this recent development in policing provides a new frame of reference for police agencies engaged in public order policing. The book features timely and relevant current problems of public disorder throughout the world, the articles cover a much more diverse set of nations than the traditional focus on Western democracies. References, appendixes A and B, and index