2024/07/01 by Ben Bradford, Jonathan Jackson, Emmeline Taylor · 8 citations
Social Sciences · #Business #Commission #Computer science #Criminology #Government (linguistics) #Irish and British Studies #Law #Metropolitan police #Policing Practices and Perceptions #Political science #Public administration #Public relations #Royal Commission #Service (business) #Set (abstract data type) #Sociology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/1467-923x.13441
published in The Political Quarterly 95(3), 392-398 (Wiley)
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Abstract Against the backdrop of what seems like a perpetual cycle of crisis for policing in modern day England and Wales, this introduction synthesises some of the core challenges facing the police. A catalogue of crimes committed by serving officers, missed opportunities for reform, and a scathing review of the internal culture of the Metropolitan Police culminating in a recommendation for a ‘complete overhaul’, might initially leave some readers with the view that there is little hope for fixing an outdated and buckling police service. Yet this collection of articles, authored by academic experts, senior police—both current and former—and commentators, not only summarises some of the problems facing policing as the new Government beds in. The contributions also brim with a diverse set of ideas for changing policing for the better and rebuilding trust and confidence. We conclude with the idea that a fundamental review and reconceptualization of the police role, of the type that might be provided by a Royal Commission, is needed if we are to meet the challenges that lie ahead.