Policing the police : challenges of democracy and accountability / Michael Rowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Michael, 1967- author.

Series:

Key themes in policing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police administration.

Police.

Responsibility.

Physical Description:

x, 162 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2020.

Summary:

How does society hold its police to account? It's a vital part of upholding law and liberty but changing modes of policing delivery and new technologies call for fresh thinking about the way we guard our guards. This much-needed new book from leading criminology professor Michael Rowe, part of the 'Key Themes in Policing' series, explores issues of governance, discipline and transparency. The landmark new study: * Showcases how social change and rising inequalities make it more difficult to ensure meaningful accountability; * Addresses the impact of Evidence-Based Policing strategies on the direction and control of officers; * Sets out a game-changing agenda for ensuring democratic and answerable policing. For policing students and practitioners, it's an essential guide to modern-day accountability.

Contents:

1 Police accountability in the 21st century: new wine, new bottles? p. 1

2 Principles and purposes of accountability p. 11

The centrality of discretion to policing p. 13

Models of accountability p. 14

The fuzzy boundaries of operational independence p. 17

Policing beyond the nation state p. 22

3 Governance and politics of policing p. 29

Policing and the complexities of governance p. 30

National accountability and governance p. 33

Local accountability and governance p. 36

National policing in Scotland p. 39

Police reform and community engagement in Northern Ireland p. 40

Networked policing, accountability and governance p. 41

4 Complaints and discipline p. 47

The challenge of investigating police misdemeanours p. 48

Police complaints in England and Wales p. 49

Civil claims against police p. 53

Redressing complaints in the wider policing environment p. 58

5 Science, evidence and police accountability in the age of big data p. 65

Evidence-based policing, professionalisation and police accountability p. 65

Algorithms, big data and 'machine policing' p. 71

Recognising the social and organisational context of EBP and big data policing p. 80

6 Internal management and leadership p. 85

Discipline and police behaviour p. 86

Ethical policing p. 91

Management as micro-governance p. 96

7 Transparency and the external gaze p. 103

A picture is worth a thousand words? p. 105

The power of an image: recognising the importance of context p. 108

The importance of the audience p. 114

8 Police accountability and the problem of the public p. 119

The ethics of policing p. 120

Changing structures of accountability p. 121

The problem of public consent? p. 125

Necessary but unstable: public accountability and police futures p. 134.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781447347057

1447347056

9781447348009

1447348001

OCLC:

1110448714