Palgrave Dictionary of Public Order Policing, Protest and Political Violence

Protest and political violence are concerns of global importance in the twenty-first century. This dictionary brings together in one comprehensive volume a number of key issues relating to the conduct of protest and political violence and the response of the state and police to such activities.

The Palgrave Dictionary of Public Order Policing, Protest and Political Violence is a significant contribution to the reference material on the policing of protest and political violence. As far as the reviewer can establish, no other work of a reference nature of comparable size or content has appeared in recent years. this book is most likely to be if use to British libraries, mainly in the academic sector and especially where politics or policing is studied. (Tony Chalcraft, Reference Reviews, Vol. 29 (7), 2015)

"This is a very timely book indeed, a novel approach giving the reader both a clear summary of different subjects and events and a guide to further reading: timely because not for many decades have issues in relation to public order been so divisive."

• Ian, Lord Blair of Boughton, Commissioner, Metropolitan Police, 2005-8

"This timely volume is a lucid contribution to the growing knowledge of policing of public order, in an era when the role of policing in the development of democracy has never been more important. It is an essential reference for anyone trying to understand the complex issues police face in preserving both peace and dialogue." - Lawrence W. Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK

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Peter Joyce is Principal lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has published widely in the areas of criminal justice policy, policing and British politics.

Neil Wain is Resident Scholar at the Jerry Lee Centre of Criminology at Cambridge University, UK. He was an Assistant Chief Constable with Greater Manchester Police, responsible for Specialist Operations and Major Events. He has delivered police training programmes in the UK, USA, India and most recently in the Caribbean, and is Vice President of the British Society of Evidence Based Policing.

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Events of protest and dissent have been the subject of much global debate and media attention. However, no one book has dealt with the wide range of protests nor with the terminology associated with the state and police response to it. This dictionary explores a variety of issues related to the policing of public order, protest and political violence providing a comprehensive overview of international protest since 1945. It defines the key terms associated with these activities and, through the use of a number of international case studies, it includes numerous examples of protest and dissent that have taken place across the world, and the groups and organisations which have utilized these forms of political expression.

Written in an accessible style, each entry is accompanied by a list of sources and suggestions for further reading through which readers can extend their knowledge of each of the topics. This unique and in-depth resource will be an essential guide for scholars across Criminology, Criminal Justice, Policing, Political History and International Relations.

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About the Editors List of Entries Editors' Introduction Palgrave Dictionary of Public Order Policing, Protest and Political Violence Index