Churchill, D orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-2021, Janiewski, D and Leloup, P (2020) Introduction. In: Churchill, D, Janiewski, D and Leloup, P, (eds.) Private Security and the Modern State: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories . Routledge , Abingdon, UK , pp. 1-20. ISBN 978-0-367-18349-3
Abstract
This introduction prepares the intellectual and scholarly context for the substantive chapters that make up this book. It surveys the wealth of scholarship on contemporary policing systems, private security and crime prevention. Moreover, it critically evaluates the frequent claim in that literature that private security and plural policing are relatively recent developments, which have occurred against the backdrop of a secure state monopoly over policing and security provision. It explores key themes from existing historical research on private security, demonstrating its rich history, and establishing several important contexts for the book as a whole. Furthermore, it analyzes the public-private distinction in security, outlining a broad understanding of the term ‘private security’ as a relational concept, which encompasses and informs the contents of the book. Finally, it briefly outlines the structure and contents of the book itself, and the contribution each study makes.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 selection and editorial matter, David Churchill, Dolores Janiewski and Pieter Leloup; individual chapters, the contributors. This is an author produced version of a chapter published in Private Security and the Modern State: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Private Security; Plural Policing; Police History; Modern State; Crime Prevention |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2020 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Series Name: | Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories |
Identification Number: | 10.4324/9780429060991-1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156340 |