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This volume explores an experiment that took place in Zwelethemba-located in South Africa's Western Cape Province-to establish legitimate and effective nonstate security governance within poor urban settlements.

Sweeping changes have altered the cultural landscape of China. This volume provides an insightful glimpse of policing in the midst of such change. Beginning with a historical account of police reform in the region since 2000, it discusses the difficulties encountered in trying to understand Chinese policing. Demonstrating how old ideologies are increasingly in conflict with the values and lifestyles of a new mentality, the book discusses steps that can be taken to improve professionalism. The final chapters highlight the importance of understanding the Chinese people, culture, values, and interests in order to truly effectuate successful police reform.

This book examines the major theoretical foundations of ethics, before zooming in on definitions of professional practice and applied professional ethics, as distinct from private morals, in general and then focusing on professional ethics for translators and interpreters in police and legal settings.

This book addresses the various strategies that are available to police management, such as consolidation, regionalization, and amalgamation of police agencies; new public management (NPM); enhanced performance management; civilianization; and organizational restructuring.

This book reveals a special inside study performed under the authority of LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates to investigate why the department had begun to disintegrate and how, if possible, it could be salvaged.

A collection of chapters authored by internationally known police leaders, academics, researchers, and professionals, this book focuses on the fact that the two worlds of practice and research are moving closer and closer.

This book provides solutions for the range of interview challenges found in today's multilingual environments.

Exploring the complex and controversial topic of civilian oversight of police, this book analyzes the issues and debates entailed by civilian oversight by using worldwide perspectives, in-depth case studies, and a wealth of survey data.

Based primarily upon information from the UK Special Branch Counterterrorism Unit, this book takes you through the mechanics of a counterterrorism investigation, from legal definitions to admissibility at trial.

Written by experts who conduct training and consulting worldwide, this text enables police and public safety agencies to more easily get these cases to court.

There are many approaches to understanding white-collar crime. This volume highlights the importance of police intelligence in confronting these crimes and criminals and focuses on the identification, retrieval, storage, and application of information resources.

This volume provides readers with the knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and causes of honor-based violence and offers practical insights into effective methods of policing.

This text assembles the psychological and criminological theories underpinning crime linkage, how it is used in practice, the challenges practitioners face, and current innovations which will shape the future of crime linkage research and practice.

This book addresses shadow economies and the players involved by examining various aspects of criminal law and prosecution.

Documents the challenges and opportunities facing the Hong Kong police force following the reversion of political authority from the UK to China in 1997. This book may be of value to students and researchers working in the area of comparative policing, and comparative criminal justice, as well as police professionals, and policy-makers.

Drawn from the work of scholars on the cutting edge of police research, this volume provides concrete recommendations for the fundamental reorganization of the policing institution.

This book examines changing concepts in security and the expansion of the role of the Security Council of the UN. Expert contributors reveal methods to identify criminals and efforts to combat illegal activity. They also investigate alternative approaches to preventing another worldwide financial disaster.

This volume examines the issue of human organ trafficking from the perspectives of criminal justice, business, medicine, ethics, philosophy, and theology.

Bringing together the research of anthropologists and criminologists, this volume explores the concept of community policing from a world-wide perspective.

Designed for administrators at all levels, this book presents proven strategies to prevent police corruption and to maintain an ethical culture in policing.

This volume employs the comparative case study approach to evaluate systems in police departments in two diverse locales-Ankara, Turkey and Toledo, Ohio.

Beginning with an overview of theories and models, the book details specific issues such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and economic crime and considers the latest methods to combat them. Among others, it discusses the Mafia, Hell's Angels, and terrorists.

This book presents the historical, legal, and social aspects of female criminals and their offenses. It focuses mainly on the United States but also discusses female criminality around the world. It explores the treatment and experiences of female criminals within the context of the social, legal, and criminal justice systems in which they operate. Chapters highlight sociodemographic characteristics, explore myth and legends about notorious female criminals, and discuss the impact of drugs on criminality. The book also discusses gender-specific crimes, and issues related to apprehension and processing.

Based on six years of field work, the author presents his findings on eight post-conflict African countries. He explores the concept of nonstate policing, explains why it dominates African security provision, describes the services provided, measures the levels of local support, and discusses issues of accountability.

Beginning with an overview of theories and models, the book details specific issues such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and economic crime and considers the latest methods to combat them. Among others, it discusses the Mafia, Hell's Angels, and terrorists.

Presents strategies to prevent police corruption and to maintain an ethical culture in policing. This book describes diverse types of police misconduct and the impact they have on the police and the community. It discusses various strategies for managing integrity, including alternative methods for dealing with misconduct.

Broadening the understanding of police challenges and dilemmas, this text identifies and discusses eight key issues that confront policing today. The book explores the role of the police chief against the background of global neoliberalization, new management methodologies, crime management, corporate policing organizations, mixed economy issues, police labor unions, public expectations, demands, and the political climate. The text examines policing in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and North America with some additional examples from other countries.