Police Reform: Forces for Change - Softcover

Savage, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199218633 ISBN 13: 9780199218639

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2007

Synopsis

This book focuses on the very topical subject of police reform in the U.K. . Currently, the police service is undergoing a time of significant change and reform as a result of the 'modernization' 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 addresses a complex and ever-shifting subject in an accessible manner.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199218633
• ISBN 13: 9780199218639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264