Iain Britton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6335638 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iain Britton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iain |
| FAMILY NAME | Britton |
| SIGNATURE | BRITTON I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9191-0610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Women in Volunteer Policing
This research paper examines experiences of female part-time volunteer police – Special Constables – across several different police forces in England and Wales, exploring gendered experiences in part-time volunteer policing in terms of accessibility, inclusion, engagement, and professional development. Interviews with female volunteer police reveal gendered constructions of volunteer policing roles, careers, status, and value. Within a male-cent…
What Is and Is Not Known About Volunteer Policing Across Europe? Comparative Perspectives on Volunteer Police Roles and Practice
This paper explores the wide diversity of practices of volunteer policing across Europe. The study explores where models of volunteer policing exist and the similarities and divergences of volunteer policing approaches, reflecting that most practice has emerged independently across different countries. Some countries build on historic volunteering traditions, while other countries have more recently emerged models of volunteer policing. The overa…
Special beginnings
The paper reports on a study of the early career experiences of voluntary Special Constables. The research identified the importance of practising, becoming and belonging for volunteers during initial training. Significant challenges in their early front-line practice were experienced alongside problems of processes, management, and organisation, and cultural challenges in terms of ‘fitting in’ and building relationships. The paper argues for the…
Exploring strategic perspectives on the Special Constabulary
This article explores senior and strategic perspectives on the volunteer Special Constabulary in England and Wales, based on 38 interviews with senior police leaders. The strategic context and leadership of Special Constabularies represents an overlooked element of police leadership, given the scale and potential of volunteer officers to impact upon policing delivery and reform. The paper identifies tension between a traditional strategic paradig…
Exploring the police support volunteer experience
There are an estimated 8000 Police Support Volunteers (PSVs) in England and Wales, contributing around 650,000 hours each year to an expanding variety of tasks to support their local constabularies. Despite this, the evidence base around the experiences of being a PSV is remarkably limited. Drawing on findings from the first national survey of police volunteers in England and Wales, undertaken in the early 2016 with just over 1000 PSV responses, …
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Exploring the police support volunteer experience
There are an estimated 8000 Police Support Volunteers (PSVs) in England and Wales, contributing around 650,000 hours each year to an expanding variety of tasks to support their local constabularies. Despite this, the evidence base around the experiences of being a PSV is remarkably limited. Drawing on findings from the first national survey of police volunteers in England and Wales, undertaken in the early 2016 with just over 1000 PSV responses, …
Poems
Poems
Exploring the police support volunteer experience
There are an estimated 8000 Police Support Volunteers (PSVs) in England and Wales, contributing around 650,000 hours each year to an expanding variety of tasks to support their local constabularies. Despite this, the evidence base around the experiences of being a PSV is remarkably limited. Drawing on findings from the first national survey of police volunteers in England and Wales, undertaken in the early 2016 with just over 1000 PSV responses, …
Exploring strategic perspectives on the Special Constabulary
This article explores senior and strategic perspectives on the volunteer Special Constabulary in England and Wales, based on 38 interviews with senior police leaders. The strategic context and leadership of Special Constabularies represents an overlooked element of police leadership, given the scale and potential of volunteer officers to impact upon policing delivery and reform. The paper identifies tension between a traditional strategic paradig…
Special beginnings
The paper reports on a study of the early career experiences of voluntary Special Constables. The research identified the importance of practising, becoming and belonging for volunteers during initial training. Significant challenges in their early front-line practice were experienced alongside problems of processes, management, and organisation, and cultural challenges in terms of ‘fitting in’ and building relationships. The paper argues for the…
Women in Volunteer Policing
This research paper examines experiences of female part-time volunteer police – Special Constables – across several different police forces in England and Wales, exploring gendered experiences in part-time volunteer policing in terms of accessibility, inclusion, engagement, and professional development. Interviews with female volunteer police reveal gendered constructions of volunteer policing roles, careers, status, and value. Within a male-cent…
What Is and Is Not Known About Volunteer Policing Across Europe? Comparative Perspectives on Volunteer Police Roles and Practice
This paper explores the wide diversity of practices of volunteer policing across Europe. The study explores where models of volunteer policing exist and the similarities and divergences of volunteer policing approaches, reflecting that most practice has emerged independently across different countries. Some countries build on historic volunteering traditions, while other countries have more recently emerged models of volunteer policing. The overa…
Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 works) · Volunteer (4 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Law (2 works)