Adrian Beck

Biographic Data

ID5054864
NAMEAdrian Beck
GIVEN NAMESAdrian
FAMILY NAMEBeck
SIGNATUREBECK A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leicester
ORCID0000-0002-0561-7646
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS11
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX2

  • The challenges to developing democratic policing in post‐Soviet societies

    Adrian Beck, Annette RobertsonARTICLEPolice Practice and Research2009

    This paper reviews the nature of policing in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, focusing on the major challenges the country continues to face in transforming the police from guardians of the former Communist Party to servants of the public. It concludes by offering an evaluation of the reforms undertaken to date, the prospects for a more democratic and transparent Russian police service in the future, and the broader lessons that can…

  • Crime and Security

    Open AccessAdrian Beck, Andrew WillisBOOKCrime and Security2006

    This important book offers unique insights into crime and its prevention in retailing. It is the first comparative study of crime and nuisance in town centres and shopping centres. The book contribute

  • Closing the Gap between the Police and the Public in Post‐Soviet Ukraine

    Adrian Beck, Yulia ChistyakovaARTICLEPolice Practice and Research2004

    Reforming the police is one of the biggest challenges facing post‐Soviet states and in particular reducing the gulf in levels of mistrust between the police and the public. Using quantitative and qualitative data collected from Ukraine, this paper looks at the attitudes of the public towards the police and seeks to review the obstacles to future closer collaboration between them. It highlights existing differences between demographic and socio‐ec…

  • Crime in Russia

    Open AccessAdrian Beck, Annette RobertsonARTICLECrime Prevention and Community…2003Cited by: 2References: 1

  • Crime and Policing in Post-Soviet Societies

    Adrian Beck, Yulia ChistyakovaARTICLEPolicing & Society2002Cited by: 8References: 1

    This paper explores the current relationship between the police and the public in one of the post-Soviet states, Ukraine, and looks at the prospects for future co-operation between these two groups. It makes use of data collected from extensive surveys of the both the police and the public carried out in the city of Kharkiv. The study found high levels of mistrust of the police by the public, including considerable concerns about corruption, abus…

  • National identity cards

    Adrian Beck, Kate BroadhurstARTICLEPolicing & Society1998References: 4

    Prior to the election of the Labour Government in May 1997, plans were underway to introduce a national identity card scheme in the UK. The then Home Secretary, Michael Howard and representatives from the police and other groups had argued that amongst a wide range of benefits such a scheme would bring included improving police efficiency and helping to tackle a number of social problems. Others, however, raised concerns about the impact such a s…

  • Compulsion By Stealth

    Open AccessAdrian Beck, Kate BroadhurstARTICLEPublic Administration1998Cited by: 1

  • Policing the community

    Adrian Beck, Kate BroadhurstARTICLENew Community1998References: 5

    For most citizens living in the European Union, the carrying of a national identity card has become an accepted part of life, but in the UK it has been at the centre of an ongoing and controversial debate. This article explores the potential effect the introduction of a national identity card scheme in the UK may have on the relationship between the police and ethnic minority groups and examines the significance of the scheme being voluntary or c…

  • Crime and Security

    Adrian Beck, Alette Willis et al.BOOKCrime and Security1995