Calling the Police: The Interpretation Of, and Response To, Calls for Assistance from the Public

by P.A.J. Waddington

Waddington (criminal justice studies, U. of Reading, England), in collaboration with The Police Foundation, explores one of the interfaces between the police and the public, and how the police interpret, process, and respond to the interactions. Among the topics are the scope of policing, the methods of research used, a survey of calls at the Reading police station, and the quality and pattern of decision making. Acidic paper. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

225 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Peter Anthony James "Tank" Waddington (6 March 1947 – 21 March 2018),[1] often credited as P. A. J. Waddington was an academic at the University of Wolverhampton, in the United Kingdom. He is known for his research and works on policing and social policy; in particular he is credited for inventing the concept of kettling as a means of preventing harm and disorder at major public order incidents.