Conflict, consensus and the vexed question of “policing by consent” in nineteenth-century England
This article explores the concept of “policing by consent” in Britain. It first offers a working definition of the term, derived from the work of Robert Reiner. This definition is then used as a framework within which to analyse a range of evidence relating to different aspects of policing in the We...
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2024
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | This article explores the concept of “policing by consent” in Britain. It first offers a working definition of the term, derived from the work of Robert Reiner. This definition is then used as a framework within which to analyse a range of evidence relating to different aspects of policing in the West Riding of Yorkshire (in the north of England). The article considers this evidence in the light of David Churchill’s reformulation and reassertion of the pessimistic interpretation of police/public relations (as first argued in Robert Storch’s seminal articles of the 1970s). In conclusion, the article argues that the West Riding evidence provides the basis for a more optimistic conclusion of police/public relations in the nineteenth century. |
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