Strange union

Changing patterns of reform, representation, and unionization in policing

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21178323
AutoresJAN BERRY (Police Scotland), Greg O’Connor (Police Department), Maurice Punch (Institute of Criminology, autor de correspondencia), Paul Wilson (0000-0002-2657-5780, Metropolitan Police Service)
Año2008
Volumen9
Número2
Páginas113-130
Fecha de publicación2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614260802081279
OpenAlexW2165855277
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas8

Unions and policing are a relatively under‐researched area. But this paper, adopting a comparative approach, argues that police unions have been and still are influential, that they differ across cultures, and are involved in a variety of ways in police reform. They can be supportive of change, hostile to it, or closely involved in the reform process. Some are representative bodies where the police may not unionize while there are increasingly special interest groups based on faith, gender, and ethnicity. This paper focuses on representation and voice for ordinary officers in relation to reform in policing. Keywords: policeunionsreformchangediversityethnicity

Criminology · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Faith · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration