Aimed at both academic and lay readers, this volume investigates the nature of policing in contemporary Scotland. It opens with an overview of how policing is organized at both local and national levels and a discussion of the impact of recent political changes. The remaining contributions analyze police operations in four key areas: crime and disorder; operational policing in the community; drugs and crime; and youth crime. The editors are affiliated with the Scottish Center for Police Studies at Bell College, Hamilton. Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR