In each chapter of Issues and Controversies in Policing Today, author Johnny Nhan explores a provocative issue sure to spark classroom discussion. Grounding each topic in theory, recent published research, and practice, hefocuses on providing students with an understanding of its underlying causes. Moreover, a theoretical arc contextualizes the issues historically, facilitating a clear view of the ever-changing policing landscape. Used as a stand-alone text or as a companion to other material, Issues and Controversies in Policing Today offers all readers valuable insight into policing’s current challenges and their origins.
The lack of control mechanisms has contributed to the proliferation of Internet-enabled crimes. This study examines the policing of cybercrime in California by four security actors: law enforcement, private industry, state government, and the general public. Their relations to each other are functionally mapped and deconstructed using a nodal governance framework. Data are derived from interviews, observations, and published works. Structural, political, economic, and cultural variables that affect the level of cooperation and conflict between actors are identified and examined. Initial findings suggest the nature of relationships and the degree to which desired outcomes are aligned between actors can affect the ability to form sustained security alliances. These relationships can have an impact on control system's capacity. Finally, this study suggests that non-law enforcement online actors play an important role in policing the Internet but requires the general public to "buy-in" as security stakeholders for more effective and long term cyber security.
In each chapter of Issues and Controversies in Policing Today, author Johnny Nhan explores a provocative issue sure to spark classroom discussion. Grounding each topic in theory, recent published research, and practice, hefocuses on providing students with an understanding of its underlying causes. Moreover, a theoretical arc contextualizes the issues historically, facilitating a clear view of the ever-changing policing landscape. Used as a stand-alone text or as a companion to other material, Issues and Controversies in Policing Today offers all readers valuable insight into policing’s current challenges and their origins.
Both cultural introduction and personal biography, this fascinating account leads the reader from Vietnam's troubled history to the author's family's flight through refugee camps to Canada in 1980.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.