Introduction to Policing
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Self-check questions and answers
1. What five dimensions of policing were outlined by Loader?
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policing by govern¬ment; policing through government; policing above government; policing beyond government; policing below government
2. How many firms were members of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) in 2011?
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3. How did Shearing and Stenning explain the growth of the private security sector?
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4. How might the notion of ‘responsibilisation’ be defined in the context of private security?
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5. What body was established by the 2001 Private Security Industry Act to regulate the sector?
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6. Which piece of legislation introduced Suspicious Activity Reports as a response to money laundering?
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7. What is the name of civil orders introduced by the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act to quell low-level nuisance behaviour?
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8. How did Wakefield characterise police patrol work?
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9. For what reasons did Jones and Newburn argue that the pluralisation thesis exagger¬ates the transition from the public policing model?
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10. Which occupations did Zedner suggest were eighteenth-century forerunners of the ‘extended police family’?
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11. To what broader social and political processes do Hudson (2003) and Loader (1999) relate the development of technology in policing?
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private prudentialism, consumer culture, and neo-liberalism
12. In which specific environment have CCTV cameras been introduced to monitor officer behaviour?
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custody suites