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Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction: A Criminology for the Police? -- Introduction -- Welcome to Criminology for the Police! -- What Do the Police Do? -- Order Maintenance -- Public Protection -- Crime Prevention -- What Should the Police Do? -- Sociological Positivism and Social Disorganisation -- Surveillance, Deterrence, and Right Realism -- Left-Realism -- The Structure of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2 Disciplinary Criminology and the Police -- Introduction -- Criminology in Its Disciplinary Context -- Policing Before the Police -- Policing and the Rule of Law -- Practical Task -- The Role and Function of Modern Policing -- Left Realism and Victimology -- Victim Support -- Code of Practice for Victims of Crime -- Repeat Victimisation -- Crime Recording and Reporting -- Crime Survey for England and Wales -- Recorded Crime (Police Statistics) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Criminology for the Police -- Introduction -- Biological Criminology -- Alcohol Use -- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol -- Illegal Drug Use -- Sociological and Environmental Criminology -- Fragmented Community Cohesion -- Practical Task -- Unemployment, Crime, and "Strain" -- Subcultures and "Moral Panics" -- Labelling -- Policing Young People -- Practical Task -- Psychological Criminology -- Mental Health and Crime -- Policing Mental Ill Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Policing Strategies -- Introduction -- Realism and Policing Strategy -- Stop and Search -- Broken Windows -- Community-Oriented Policing -- Hot Spots Policing -- Administrative Criminology and Situational Crime Prevention -- Responsibilisation -- The Active Community -- The Active Community Supported By Authoritarian Policing -- Risk Management Policing.

This book offers an applied approach to criminology suitable for prospective police officers. It covers the fundamentals of criminological knowledge, theory and research, and their relevance to policing. The book is split into two parts, the first introducing the basics of criminology, and the second connecting criminological research to police practice. It focuses on the principles of evidence-based practice and encourages students to think critically about the issues covered. Core content includes the following: A history of policing in England and Wales, through a criminological lens. An overview of the literature on police culture, bias and discretion. A review of the challenges of applying criminological insights to policing, and the impact of the College of Policing code of ethics on police practice. An exploration of the challenges of contemporary policing, including complex crime, transnational investigation, digital and organised crime. A critical overview of evidence, and public sources of evidence. An examination of the contested definitions and perspectives on Evidence-Based Policing. An introduction to criminological research, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. A review of problem solving in policing, including SARA and Atlas models. This book is essential reading for all students studying degrees in Professional Policing, as well as students of criminology engaged in criminal justice knowledge and practice.

The way we think about crime and the way that society responds to it are imbued with values that can determine what is considered important and what gets attention. Sometimes values that are claimed may not be the values expressed in practice, as we see in the multiple and confusing discourses about victims and offenders, punishment and protection, rights and responsibilities. This collection of writings considers values in crime theory, criminal justice and research practice, uncovering the many different 'sides' – to echo Howard Becker's famous phrase – that criminologists, policy makers and researchers take. It spans Marxist, postmodernist and feminist perspectives on criminology, analyses of the dynamics of race, gender and age, research methods and ethics, the working of the criminal justice system and engages with current debates about new challenges for criminology, such as the green movement and Islamophobia. This is a timely and thought-provoking collection which will be of interest to academics and students in criminology and criminal justice, and on professional courses, such as probation and youth justice practice