Policing in Context: An Introduction to Police Work in Australia

by Roderic Broadhurst and Sara Davies

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Policing in Context introduces students to the diverse roles, duties, powers and problems of policing in Australia. The book approaches policing in Australia in three key sections. The first section comprises four chapters that cover the basic knowledge needed for understanding the history, context and structure of policing in Australia. the second section provides description of the core skills, tasks and operations of police work. In the final section,
chapters cover and reflect on contemporary and emerging issues faced by police.
  • ISBN10 0195561066
  • ISBN13 9780195561067
  • Publish Date 11 November 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AU
  • Publisher Oxford University Press Australia
  • Imprint OUP Australia and New Zealand
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 248
  • Language English