A Police Officer's Guide to Academic Research

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-19285-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 293 g

This book highlights how the practical skills of the police officer can be transferred into the realm of academic research and support them in becoming part of the evidence-based policing movement. It starts by exploring the professionalisation of the police service through higher education accreditation and the different methodologies of social research practice. Using operational comparisons and a little humour, it guides the reader through the swamp of concepts and processes, such as ethical approval, research paradigms and data gathering and analysis. It then takes them on a journey of reflection and reflexivity, challenging their own perspective on policing and working within the wider criminal justice sector and how they can make a valuable contribution to the development of policing practice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eason, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. - 2. A Climate of Change. - 3. The Three R’s – reading, ‘riting and research. - 4. Research Methodologies – Research Who? - 5. Ethics and Considering the Risks of De-sensitisation. - 6. Looking in the mirror. - 7. Conclusion – Putting it all Together.

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Eason, DCrimJ is Associate Head of Dept. Policing at the University of the West of England, UK, overseeing the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship. A former Senior Probation Officer, her operational expertise and research interests are in multi-agency working, risk assessment and management, decision-making and police education.