
Police Reform: Forces for Change
Savage(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 8. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-0-19-921863-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the very topical subject of police reform in the UK. Currently, the police service is undergoing a time of significant change and reform as a result of the 'modernisation' agenda. Planned force re-structuring, the performance culture, recruitment and training issues are just a few elements of this extensive reform process. There is therefore a need for a text which looks at this current agenda for reform against its historical backdrop and debates the long term future of this process. The book spans three decades and is structured thematically around the main driving forces for reform, looking at the policy process and its related contexts. Key topics covered include system failure (when things go wrong), public order policing, international influences, economic issues and value for money, internal influences and political issues. The book adresses a complex and ever-shifting subject in an accessible manner.
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An excellent resource for undergraduates studying modern policing. Dr Rob C Mawby, Reader in Criminal Justice at Birmingham City UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921863-9 (9780199218639)
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Book
10/2007
Oxford University Press
€86.66
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Person
Stphen Savage is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth. He founded the Institute in 1992. He is author of many articles and book chapters on policing and criminal justice policy making.
Content
Introduction ; 1. When Things Go Wrong: 'System Failure' and Police Reform ; 2. Import Duties: Police Reform and Influences from Abroad ; 3. Policing as a Performing Art? - 'Value for Money and Police Reform ; 4. Forces From Within: Internal Drivers on Police Reform ; 5. The Politics of Policing and the Politics of Police Reform: Too Hot to handle or Too Hot to Leave Alone? ; Conclusion ; 1. Introduction - Police Reform on the Agenda ; 2. When Things Go Wrong: 'System Failure' and Police Reform ; 3. Imports and Exports: International Influences and Police Reform ; 4. The Three 'E's: Economy, Efficency and Effectiveness as Forces for Change in Policing ; 5. Forces From Within: Internal Influences on Police Reform ; 6. Too Hot to Handle?: The Politics of Policing and Police Reform ; 7. Conclusion: What Future for Police Reform