Handbook of Policing

'A major contribution to the study of policing in the UK ... authoritative, interesting and extremely wide ranging.' - Sir Ian Blair, Former Commissioner, Metropolitan Police

'The most comprehensive treatment ever published on the issues facing British police in the 21st century. Indispensable reading for students, leaders, critics and supporters of the police.' - Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, President, International Society of Criminology

'The Handbook is indubitably the most comprehensive, authoritative, scholarly and up-to-date overview of policing in the UK and an essential read for anyone with a stake or interest in policing issues.' - Mathew Bacon, University of Sheffield, Reviewed in The Howard Journal Vol 48 No 3. July 2009