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Urbanization, policing, and security : global perspectives /

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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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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Cordner, Gary W., Cordner, AnnMarie, Das, Dilip K., 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Community policing.
Security, International.
Urbanization
Urbanisation.
Police communautaire.
urbanization.
Community policing
Security, International
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Contents; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Introduction: Policing and Urbanization; Chapter 2. Urbanization and Crime in Cameroon; Chapter 3. Urbanization and Security in Kampala City, Uganda; Chapter 4. Urbanization, Policing, and Safety in Serbia; Chapter 5. Urbanization and Security in Russia; Chapter 6. Spatial Determinants of Crime in Poland; Chapter 7. Drug Problems in Peshawar, Pakistan; Chapter 8. Organized Crime in South Africa; Chapter 9. Organized Crime and Safety in Azerbaijan; Chapter 10. Traffic Administration in Hyderabad, India
  • Chapter 11. Urban Mass Evacuation in the United StatesChapter 12. Reforming Policing in Victoria, Australia; Chapter 13. Urbanization and Community Policing in Nigeria; Chapter 14. Policing Multiethnic Societies; Chapter 15. Urbanization, Security, and Human Rights; Chapter 16. Policing Protests in New York City; Chapter 17. Urban Crime and Criminal Investigation in Slovenia*; Chapter 18. Police Cooperation in International Drug Investigations in North America; Chapter 19. Information Sharing between Police and Intelligence Agencies; Chapter 20. Public-Private Partnerships in Los Angeles
  • Chapter 21. Post-9/11 Port Security in Houston, TexasChapter 22. Private Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chapter 23. Private Security in South Africa*; Chapter 24. Body Guarding in South Africa; Chapter 25. Urbanization and Security: Moving Forward, Key Themes, and Challenges; Index; International Police Executive Symposium (IPES) www.ipes.info; Back cover