Bradford, Ben 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-5638, Jackson, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 and Hough, Mike
(2014)
Police futures and legitimacy: redefining good policing.
In: Brown, Jennifer M., (ed.)
The Future of Policing.
Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 79-100.
ISBN 9780415821629
Abstract
The police service in England and Wales is facing major challenges in its financing, political oversight and reorganisation of its structures. Current economic conditions have created a wholly new environment whereby cost saving is permitting hitherto unthinkable changes in the style and means of delivery of policing services. In the context of these proposed changes Lord Stevens, formerly Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service was asked to chair an Independent Commission looking into the future of policing. The Commission has a wide ranging remit and the papers in this book offer up-to-date analysis of contemporary problems from the novel perspective of developing a reform agenda to assist the Commission. Bringing together contributions from both key academic thinkers and police professionals, this book discusses new policing paradigms, lays out a case for an evidence-based practice approach and draws attention to developing areas such as terrorism, public order and hate crime. Policing is too important to be left to politicians as the health of a democracy may be judged by the relationship between the police and the public. The aim of this book is to question and present analyses of problems offer new ideas and propose realistically achievable solutions without being so timid as to preserve the status quo. It will be of interest to both academics and students in the fields of criminology and policing studies, as well as professionals in the policing service, NGOs and local authority organisations.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.routledge.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 Jennifer Brown for Selection and Editorial material, individual chapters the contributors. |
| Divisions: | Methodology |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2013 16:47 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 17:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/49036 |
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