ASPECTS OF POLICING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

• NCJ Number: 42004
• Journal: Criminal Justice Review Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1977) Pages: 41-54
• Author(s): C J ANDERTON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Georgia State University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE IS THE EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH C. JAMES ANDERTON, ESQ., CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) POLICE, A DEPARTMENT SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THE LOS ANGELES (CA) POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF POLICING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE DISCUSSED, ESPECIALLY IN CONTRAST WITH AMERICAN POLICE PRACTICES. THE PROSPECTS OF A NATIONAL POLICE FORCE EMERGING IN ENGLAND AND WALES, THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE POLICE, VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA AND SOCIETY, THE DEATH PENALTY, VICTIMLESS CRIMES, LAW REFORM, POLICE TRAINING, AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE TOPICS ARE ADDRESSED....MSP