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Book cover image of Policing a Diverse Society by Phil Clements

Authors: Phil Clements, Robin Field-Smith
ISBN-13: 9780199291359, ISBN-10: 0199291357
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Phil Clements

Dr Phil Clements is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth, England. He has been involved in equal opportunities and diversity training for many years and has experience of working on the issues with the British police service, and a range of government departments, including the Ministry of Defence. He has published several books on related topics, including the Equal Opportunities Guide, and the Diversity Training handbook. For his doctoral thesis he researched the education and training implications for police officers learning in the field of equal opportunities. He has presented to both national and international conferences and is currently researching in the field of police education.

Book Synopsis

This exciting new text is a one-stop, practical resource covering all the major issues associated with policing diversity. Whilst taking due account of the theoretical perspectives on policing diversity, this text supports and encourages the development of the relevant practical skills required to respond to diversity effectively. The book's interactive, accessible style makes it suitable for student police officers working through the IPLDP, those in Higher Education studying for Foundation Degrees and other Policing degrees, as well as anyone engaged in delivering police training in diversity issues.

Table of Contents

1Introducing diversity1
2Key concepts in relation to diversity and fairness21
3Diversity - the business, ethical, and legal case47
4Diversity developments69
5Diversity and the idea of community93
6Responding to diversity - strategy, policy, and leadership115
7Diversity - hard issues135
8Responding to diversity - training and education155
9Diversity and the impact of terrorism179

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