Introduction to Policing Research: Taking Lessons from Practice, Edition 2

• research methods in police research;

• police professionalisation;

• police and diversity;

• police leadership;

• undercover policing;

• police and vulnerability;

• activist research;

• social media and policing.

This revised and expanded new edition includes more focus on the role of research in policing, police and academic partnerships and practitioners as researchers, as well as a brand new section offering international perspectives on policing research. Brimming with practical examples, case studies, key learning points and practical advice, this book is essential reading for Professional Policing students, as well as early-career researchers and those engaged with criminological research methods.