Liberty And Order : Public Order Policing In A Capital City

This is a critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This is the first study based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. This book is intended for researchers and students in sociology, criminology, political science and law. It should also appeal to a professional market including the police, practising lawyers, civil liberties groups and trade unions. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Taking rioting, protesting and policing seriously......Page 16 Law and the authoritarian state......Page 40 Avoiding trouble: the public order context......Page 55 Negotiating protest: policing by consent?......Page 84 Relationships......Page 119 Remote control......Page 143 Commanding the ground......Page 163 Institutionalizing dissent......Page 188 Power and public order policing......Page 212 Appendix: research methods......Page 222 References......Page 238 Table of cases......Page 248 Index......Page 250 A critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This study is based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. P.a.j. Waddington. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.