A Criminology of Policing and Security Frontiers (New horizons in criminology)

by Kevin Walby (Author), Randy Lippert (Author)

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2019
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Policing and security provision are subjects central to criminology. Yet there are newer and neglected forms that are currently unscrutinised. Including novel case studies, this multi-disciplinary and international book assembles a rich collection of policing and security frontiers both geographical (e.g. the margins of cities) and conceptual (dispersion and credentialism) previously unseen or underacknowledged.

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Policing and security provision are subjects central to criminology. Yet there are newer and neglected forms that are currently unscrutinised. Including novel case studies, this multi-disciplinary and international book assembles a rich collection of policing and security frontiers both geographical (e.g. the margins of cities) and conceptual (dispersion and credentialism) previously unseen or underacknowledged.

$124.30

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Published: 20 Feb 2019
ISBN 10: 1529202485
ISBN 13: 9781529202489

Media Reviews

Lippert and Walby forcefully show how studying policing and security frontiers is essential to understanding how a number of diverse institutions, actors, logics and strategies are transforming policing today. David Moffette, University of Ottawa

Author Bio

Randy K. Lippert is Professor of Criminology at University of Windsor, Canada, specializing in policing, security, and governance. Previous publications include Condo Conquest (2019) and Policing Cities (2013) (with K. Walby). Kevin Walby is Chancellor's Research Chair and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. Previous publications include National Security, Surveillance, and Terror (2017) (with R. Lippert) and Corporate Security in the 21st Century (2014) (with R. Lippert).