Screen LibraryStop and search：police power in global context
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, U.K. New York, NY |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | Policing and society. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 140 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415631006 (hbk) 0415631009 (hbk) |
| Index Number: | D918 |
| CLC: | D918 |
| Call Number: | D918/S883 |
| Contents: |
Originally published as a special issue of Policing and society. Includes bibliographical references and index. Explores the use of stop and search powers in relation to street crime, terrorism and unauthorised migration in Britain, North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. It covers little researched practices such as road-blocks and ID checking, and discusses issues such as fairness, effectiveness, equity and racial profiling. |