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Police Chiefs in the UK

Politicians, HR Managers or Cops?

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Authors:
  1. Mark Roycroft

    1. University of East London , Stratford, United Kingdom

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  • Draws on interviews with 35 Chief Police Officers in the UK

  • Discusses key issues in policing such as crime investigation, terrorism, austerity and armed policing

  • Builds on Reiner's seminal work to bring discussion of policing up to date with the modern world

  • Uses the author's expert knowledge, with 30 years of experience in the police force

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Current Model of Policing in the UK

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. How Do the Police ‘Police’ in the UK?

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 3-19

    3. The Police Function: What Do the Police Do?

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 21-38

    4. Funding: How Are the Police Funded in the UK?

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 39-50

    5. How Information Technology is Shaping Policing

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 51-58

  3. Crime and Terrorism: The Interviewee’s Views

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Crime and Terrorism

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 61-86

  4. The Individuals; the Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Chief Constables: The Results of Interviews with the Chief Constables

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 89-118

    3. The Results of Interviews with the Police and Crime Commissioners

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 119-148

  5. The Policing Structure, the Interviewee’s Views

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Chapter on Collaboration and Force Restructure

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 151-168

    3. Chapter on Accountability and Governance: The Role of HMIC, and IPCC

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 169-189

    4. Conclusions: Towards a New Model of Policing

      • Mark Roycroft
      Pages 191-202

  6. Erratum to: “Police Chiefs in the UK: Politicians, HR Managers or Cops?”

    • Mark Roycroft
    Pages E1-E10

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 203-223
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About this book

This book examines the changing police landscape over the past 25 years to establish how Police Leadership has evolved to meet this challenge. Through interviews with 35 Chief Police Officers in the UK, the author explores a range of policing issues such as crime investigation, terrorism, police governance, austerity issues, the role of the IPCC and public order provision. The book also highlights views on key topics such as armed policing, globalisation of crime and the structure of forces. Building on the seminal text Chief Constables: Bobbies, Bosses or Bureaucrats by Robert Reiner, which is this year celebrating its 25th anniversary, this book brings research on policing up to date with the modern world. An engaging and well-researched project, this book will be of great interest to scholars of criminal justice, policing and security studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of East London , Stratford, United Kingdom

    Mark Roycroft

About the author

Mark Roycroft is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of East London, UK. Prior to his academic role, Mark completed 30 years of police service, where he attained the rank of Acting Superintendent at Colindale Police Station.  As a Detective Chief Inspector, Mark had sole responsibility for running the main CID office on a daily basis with further duties including a regular attendance on Multi Agency Protection Panels (MAPPA) and supervising the local Community Safety Team.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Police Chiefs in the UK

  • Book Subtitle: Politicians, HR Managers or Cops?

  • Authors: Mark Roycroft

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44105-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44104-7Published: 21 April 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82984-5Published: 18 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44105-4Published: 11 April 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 223

  • Topics: Policing, Crime and Society, Transnational Crime, Organized Crime

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