This fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland provides an authoritative account of recent developments, as well as an overview of policing in Scotland. The book includes new and revised chapters on: historical developments that have shaped modern policing * the important and challenging areas of police management * resource management and the role of police unionism * policing of crime and disorder * community policing in Scotland * policing young people and ethnic minorities * crime investigation * youth justice * human rights legislation * the role of policing within the wider Scottish criminal justice system * forensic science.