Who guards the guardians? How do liberal democracies ensure that citizens who have been granted authority to legitimately deprive other citizens of their freedom--the police--are held accountable to society for the way in which they exercise their powers? This book is a clear account of reform in complaints against police. It is also about public policy and political relationships. It analyses how relations between police, government, and civilian oversight bodies can affect the success of police accountability policies. ...
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Who guards the guardians? How do liberal democracies ensure that citizens who have been granted authority to legitimately deprive other citizens of their freedom--the police--are held accountable to society for the way in which they exercise their powers? This book is a clear account of reform in complaints against police. It is also about public policy and political relationships. It analyses how relations between police, government, and civilian oversight bodies can affect the success of police accountability policies. The book looks at models in Australia, Britain, the USA, and Canada, identifying shared difficulties which cross city, county, state, provincial, and national boundaries. Lewis shows how external relations must be examined in evaluating the success or failure of the civilian oversight process, and she presents a new model extending beyond the traditional reactive approach.
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Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9781876067113.
