The Politics of the Police has been revised and updated to take into account of recent changes in the law, policy, and organisation of policing. This volume explores the highly-charged debates that surround policing, including the various controversies and developments that have led to a change in the public's opinion of the police in recent years, and analyses the proposals for reform. The volume sets out to analyse how the police are perceived and the impact the mass media has on the public's perception and what we can expect in the future, given current research into police working practices and proposals for reform.