Governing Security: Explorations of Policing and Justice

by Les Johnston, Les D. Johnston, Clifford D. Shearing

Book Overview

Government has been radically transformed over the past few decades. These transformations have been mirrored in, and often prefigured by, changes in the governance of security - mentalities, institutions, technologies and practices used to promote secure environments. This book traces the nature of these governmental changes by looking at security. It examines a variety of related questions, including:

* What significant changes have occurred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415149614
• ISBN13: 9780415149617
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"