Pauline Ramshaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 155280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pauline Ramshaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pauline |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramshaw |
| SIGNATURE | RAMSHAW P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6444-4741 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Police leadership and legitimacy in the context of a global pandemic
This article provides original insight into police legitimacy through the lens of senior police leaders using interview data from 26 police practitioners in leadership positions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring situational contexts affecting their perceptions of self-legitimacy, it highlights competing legitimacy expectations from public audiences and elite powerholders that are exacerbated in prolonged periods of crisis. When faced with s…
Managing impressions
Changing motivations of the special constable
In a climate of diminishing resources, securing a prolonged commitment to volunteer from special constables is an aspirational goal for police organisations. This paper moves beyond traditional egoistic and altruistic standpoints that draw people into this unpaid role, to consider ongoing decision-making processes that occur in post, which can shape a long-term career path as an unpaid volunteer special constable. Rich narratives, drawn from semi…
Community policing and lateral career paths
This paper is about career paths and the occupational value of community police work. Drawing on ethnographic research, it conflates officers’ views of community policing as a career choice with debates on career paths, re-orientations and job turnover. It argues that understanding how and why career paths develop laterally have important implications for those attempting to bridge the gap between police resources and operational requirements–par…
It is what you do as well as the way that you do it
Resurgent efforts to reconnect the police with local communities and encourage more positive engagement with the public gained momentum over the last decade in England and Wales in the recent move from community to neighbourhood policing. Drawing on data from two ethnographic studies conducted in two English forces, one with a community police team and the other across two neighbourhood policing teams, this paper considers whether neighbourhood p…
On the beat
Purpose This article seeks to look at the police officer on patrol. It aims to explore three categories of work undertaken during periods of un‐tasked patrol where officers can self‐direct their work. Design/methodology/approach Informed by empirical data from an ethnographic study of front line community policing in Britain, the categories of work are illustrated through the profile(s) of officer(s) whose actions best support each style. Finding…
It is what you do as well as the way that you do it
Resurgent efforts to reconnect the police with local communities and encourage more positive engagement with the public gained momentum over the last decade in England and Wales in the recent move from community to neighbourhood policing. Drawing on data from two ethnographic studies conducted in two English forces, one with a community police team and the other across two neighbourhood policing teams, this paper considers whether neighbourhood p…
Managing impressions
Changing motivations of the special constable
In a climate of diminishing resources, securing a prolonged commitment to volunteer from special constables is an aspirational goal for police organisations. This paper moves beyond traditional egoistic and altruistic standpoints that draw people into this unpaid role, to consider ongoing decision-making processes that occur in post, which can shape a long-term career path as an unpaid volunteer special constable. Rich narratives, drawn from semi…
On the beat
Purpose This article seeks to look at the police officer on patrol. It aims to explore three categories of work undertaken during periods of un‐tasked patrol where officers can self‐direct their work. Design/methodology/approach Informed by empirical data from an ethnographic study of front line community policing in Britain, the categories of work are illustrated through the profile(s) of officer(s) whose actions best support each style. Finding…
On the beat
Purpose This article seeks to look at the police officer on patrol. It aims to explore three categories of work undertaken during periods of un‐tasked patrol where officers can self‐direct their work. Design/methodology/approach Informed by empirical data from an ethnographic study of front line community policing in Britain, the categories of work are illustrated through the profile(s) of officer(s) whose actions best support each style. Finding…
Community policing and lateral career paths
This paper is about career paths and the occupational value of community police work. Drawing on ethnographic research, it conflates officers’ views of community policing as a career choice with debates on career paths, re-orientations and job turnover. It argues that understanding how and why career paths develop laterally have important implications for those attempting to bridge the gap between police resources and operational requirements–par…
It is what you do as well as the way that you do it
Resurgent efforts to reconnect the police with local communities and encourage more positive engagement with the public gained momentum over the last decade in England and Wales in the recent move from community to neighbourhood policing. Drawing on data from two ethnographic studies conducted in two English forces, one with a community police team and the other across two neighbourhood policing teams, this paper considers whether neighbourhood p…
Changing motivations of the special constable
In a climate of diminishing resources, securing a prolonged commitment to volunteer from special constables is an aspirational goal for police organisations. This paper moves beyond traditional egoistic and altruistic standpoints that draw people into this unpaid role, to consider ongoing decision-making processes that occur in post, which can shape a long-term career path as an unpaid volunteer special constable. Rich narratives, drawn from semi…
Managing impressions
Police leadership and legitimacy in the context of a global pandemic
This article provides original insight into police legitimacy through the lens of senior police leaders using interview data from 26 police practitioners in leadership positions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring situational contexts affecting their perceptions of self-legitimacy, it highlights competing legitimacy expectations from public audiences and elite powerholders that are exacerbated in prolonged periods of crisis. When faced with s…
Policing Practices and Perceptions (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Community policing (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)