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The Future of Policing
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This essay examines the restructuring of policing currently taking place in developed democratic societies. It argues that restructuring is occurring under private as well as government auspices and will have profound effects on public safety, equity, human rights, and accountability. These effects are discussed, along with the trade-offs they represent for public policy. The driving forces behind restructuring are fear of crime, the inability of government to satisfy society's longing for security, the commodification of security, the rise of mass private property, and cultural individualism. The essay concludes with a prediction about the future of policing and suggests policies that are needed to avoid restructuring's harmful effects.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bayley, D. H., & Shearing, C. D.
- Venue
- Law & Society Review
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 585-606
- ISSN
- 0023-9216 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-5893
- OpenAlex
- W3125106831
- Cited by
- 681
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 63.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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