Noting the increased complexity of policing and security, the authors examine neglected or under-researched and historically new policing and security developments, using the theme of the frontier beyond traditional ideas of policing and security and concepts from beyond criminology, as well as new methods and the concept of the migration of ideas and practices across national borders. They discuss the methodologies used, then public corporate security officers, conservation officers, community safety officers, ambassador patrols, "paid duty," and private foundation funding of public police in Canada and the US, with relevance to the UK, Europe, and Australia. Some chapters are revised versions of previously published articles. Distributed in North America by University of Chicago Press. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Including novel case studies, this multi-disciplinary book assembles a rich collection of policing and security frontiers both geographical (e.g. the margins of cities) and conceptual (dispersion and credentialism) not seen or acknowledged previously, pushing criminology to the edge of its current understanding.
Policing and security provision are subjects central to criminology. Yet there are newer and neglected forms that are currently unscrutinised.By examining the work of community safety officers, ambassador patrols, conservation officers, and private police foundations, who operate on and are animated by a frontier, this book reveals why criminological inquiry must reach beyond traditional conceptual and methodological boundaries in the 21st century.Including novel case studies, this multi-disciplinary and international book assembles a rich collection of policing and security frontiers both geographical (e.g. the margins of cities) and conceptual (dispersion and credentialism) not seen or acknowledged previously.
