Reform in Policing: Lessons from the Whitrod EraProvides an important analysis of attempts to reform policing grounded in the experience of the Whitrod era in Queensland. Bolen's analysis is based on detailed insider knowledge of the processes unparalleled in other studies of police reform. This book offers a detailed and rich history of Queensland policing at the time but its relevance extends much beyond Queensland. It is a valuable text for anyone interested in policing and organisational change. |
Contents
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Policing and power | 11 |
Policing in the 1960s and 1970s | 30 |
Whitrods reform agenda | 48 |
Major factors impacting on the agenda | 69 |
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