Governing the Police

Experience in Six Democracies
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4128-6281-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Every modern democracy in our increasingly complex world must confront a fundamental problem: how should politicians manage police, ensuring that they act in the public interest while avoiding the temptation to utilize them in a partisan manner? Drawing on first-hand experiences from six democracies, the authors describe how frequently disagreements arise between politicians and police commanders, what issues are involved, and how they are resolved.

Governing the Police is organized into three parts: the intellectual and governmental context of democratic governance; the experience of chief officers in that relationship; and the reflections on lessons learned. Instead of describing practices within each individual country, it compares them across countries, developing generalizations about practices, explanations for differences, and assessments of success in managing the police/political relationship.

Focusing mainly on the daily, informal interactions between politicians and police as they balance their respective duties, this book compares the experiences and opinions of chief police officers in Australia, Britain, Canada, India, New Zealand, and the United States. By examining the experiences of important officials, the authors explain how the balance between accountability and independence can be managed and what challenges leaders face. The authors conclude by posing well-informed recommendations for improving police governance.

Zielgruppe

General and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bayley, David

Stenning, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1 A Democratic Dilemma

Part I: Contexts

2 When Things Go Wrong
3 History and Research
4 Settings and Systems

Part II: The Practice of Police Governance

5 Governing at the Cutting Edge
6 Advice about Managing

Part III: Re-thinking Police Governance

7 Why Governance Fails

8 The Changing Contexts of Governance

9 Improving Police Governance

Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Bayley