Inside the digital revolution policing and changing communication with the public / by Bridgette Wessels.

Author/creator Wessels, Bridgette
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate Pub.,
Descriptionxii,194 p. : ill., 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction: The context of changing communication with the public using digital technologies -- The problem of defining "project digital": making sense of digital technologies in police service environments -- The cultural dynamics of technological change -- Putting the researcher in the field: the performances and positions of the ethnographer in innovative networks of communication -- The cultural history of Programme digital and project ATTACH in the MPS -- Phase one of the relations of production: "kicking-off and the early days" -- Phase two of the relations of production: "moving on and developing e-services" -- The construction of a digital services narrative at European, national and regional levels -- Narratives of service provision in the metropolitan police service: embedding telematics within service narratives -- Participation between service providers and residents: local people's perceptions of services in the East End of London -- Police work and everyday life -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The research methods and objectives of Newham focus groups.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-188) and index.
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LCCN 2007007989
ISBN9780754670872

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