Policing a Diverse Society / Edition 2

by Phillip Edward Clements, Phil Clements

Overview

This exciting new text is a one-stop, practical resource covering all the major issues associated with policing diversity. Whilst taking due account of the theoretical perspectives on policing diversity, this text supports and encourages the development of the relevant practical skills required to respond to diversity effectively. The book's interactive, accessible style makes it suitable for student police officers working through the IPLDP, those in Higher Education studying for Foundation Degrees and other Policing degrees, as well as anyone engaged in delivering police training in diversity issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199237753
Publisher:	Blackstone Press
Publication date:	04/28/2008
Series:	Blackstone's Practical Policing Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr Phil Clements is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth, England. He has been involved in equal opportunities and diversity training for many years and has experience of working on the issues with the British police service, and a range of government departments, including the Ministry of Defence. He has published several books on related topics, including the Equal Opportunities Guide, and the Diversity Training handbook. For his doctoral thesis he researched the education and training implications for police officers learning in the field of equal opportunities. He has presented to both national and international conferences and is currently researching in the field of police education.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Editorial Reviews

Review from previous edition
"The book is a very good picture of Diversity from a police perspective with a strong training feel to it"
—Supt. Andrew Pratt, head of Diversity at Lancashire Police

"It covers a lot of ground and I like the quick summaries given of enquiries and reviews such as the Stephen Lawrence enquiry, equal opportunities in the police service (1993) etc."
—Dan Shalom, The Jewish Police Association Members Magazine

From the Publisher