Urbanization, policing, and security : global perspectives /
In terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.3 billion in 2007. This ongoing urbanization will continue to create major security challenges in most countries. Based on contributions from academics and practiti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.3 billion in 2007. This ongoing urbanization will continue to create major security challenges in most countries. Based on contributions from academics and practitioners from countries as diverse as Nigeria, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and the US, Urbanization, Policing, and Security: Global Perspectives highlights the crime and disorder problems associated with urbanization and demonstrates police and private security responses to those problems. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0429250010 9780429250019 1282495437 9781282495432 9786612495434 661249543X 1420085581 9781420085587 |