The Jurisprudence of Police Toward a General Unified Theory of Law

This unique volume develops a new philosophy of law and a new theory of law enforcement. The concepts developed provide the basis for a general unified theory of law that reconciles what legislators and judges do, with what police do to resolve important

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The Jurisprudence of Police

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Toward a General Unified Theory of Law

Thomas Vincent Svogun

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The Jurisprudence of Police

THE JURISPRUDENCE OF POLICE

Copyright © Thomas Vincent Svogun, 2013. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–36623–8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Svogun, Thomas Vincent. The jurisprudence of police : toward a general unified theory of law / Thomas Vincent Svogun. pages cm ISBN 978–1–137–36623–8 1. Police. 2. Jurisprudence. 3. Justice, Administration of. I. Title. HV7921.S86 2013 344.05⬘201—dc23

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction

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Part I The Need for an Integrative Jurisprudence of Police 1

The Jurisprudence of Police Defined

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2

A Critique of Positivist Police Science

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3

A Critique of Normative Police Theory

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4

The Rise and Limits of the Formal Positive Police

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5

The American Police Experience and the Limits of the Managerial Pers