Third Party Policing

The first comprehensive exploration of third party policing and its implications.

Lorraine Mazerolle (Author), Janet Ransley (Author)

9780521827836, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 February 2006

274 pages, 23 tables
23.5 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.574 kg

'Third Party Policing is a readable and comprehensive review of some of the most prominent literature in policing research … a thought provoking treasury of ideas for all those involved in crime control. If you are looking for one book that charts the intensification of policing activities in the modern era then this is it.' Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Third party policing represents a major shift in contemporary crime control practices. As the lines blur between criminal and civil law, responsibility for crime control no longer rests with state agencies but is shared between a wide range of organisations, institutions or individuals. The first comprehensive book of its kind, Third Party Policing examines this growing phenomenon, arguing that it is the legal basis of third party policing that defines it as a unique strategy. Opening up the debate surrounding this controversial topic, the authors examine civil and regulatory controls necessary to this strategy and explore the historical, legal, political and organizational environment that shape its adoption. This innovative book combines original research with a theoretical framework that reaches far beyond criminology into politics and economics. It offers an important addition to the world-wide debate about the nature and future of policing and will prove invaluable to scholars and policy makers.

1. Governance, risk and crime control
2. Policing and new regulatory state
3. Dimensions of third party policing
4. In the shadow of the law
5. Controlling drug problems
6. Controlling crime problems
7. Equity, side effects and accountability
8. Directions for the future.

Subject Areas: Crime & criminology [JKV]