GOVT 4000 (Fall 2021): The Politics of Policing : Reference Sources

"In this Research Handbook, academics and practitioners explore the relationship between policing and the law and focus on case material and human rights issues." [publisher]

"Entry topics are organized around 12 core substantive areas: international aspects, multi/interdisciplinary aspects, crime types, corrections, policing, law and justice, research methods, criminological theory, correlates of crime, organizations and institutions (U.S.), victimology, and special populations." [about]

Extensive bibliographies. Reglarly updated. See, for example, the search results for "Policing"

"The SAGE Handbook of Global Policing examines and critically retraces the field of policing studies by posing and exploring a series of fundamental questions to do with the concept and institutions of policing and their relation to social and political life in today's globalized world. The volume is structured in the following four parts: Part One: Lenses Part Two: Social and Political Order Part Three: Legacies Part Four: Problems and Problematics. By bringing new lines of vision and new voices to the social analysis of policing, and by clearly demonstrating why policing matters, the Handbook will be an essential tool for anyone in the field." [publisher]

"... describes the national law enforcement and correctional systems of more than 195 countries across the globe ... [including] the history, organization, administrative structure, chains of command, modes of operation, technology and firearms of each area."