Police Streetcorner Politicians

Name: Police Streetcorner Politicians
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ISBN: 9780226546339

ISBN-10: 0226546330

ISBN-13: 9780226546339

Edition: 1979

Authors: William K. Muir, William K. Muir

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"This book . . . examines the problem of police corruption . . . in such a way that the stereotype of the crude, greedy cop who is basically a grown-up delinquent, if not an out-and-out robber, yields to portraits of particular men, often of earnest good will and even more than ordinary compassion, contending with an enormously demanding and challenging job."--Robert Coles, New Yorker "Other social scientists have observed policemen on patrol, or have interviewed them systematically. Professor Muir has brought the two together, and, because of the philosophical depth he brings to his commentaries, he has lifted the sociology of the police on to a new level. He has both observed the men…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1979
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/15/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 313
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.90" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The Problem of Coercive Power



""What is a Good Policeman?""



Four Policemen



The Extortionate Transaction



The Professional Political Model of the Good Policeman



The Four Paradoxes of Coercive Behavior



The Paradox of Dispossession: Skid Row at Night



The Paradox of Detachment: The Family Beef



The Paradox of Face: The Crowd Scene



The Paradox of Irrationality: The Juvenile Caper



The Responses to the Four Paradoxes of Coercive Power



The Development of Policemen 10