Sarah Charman
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 136677 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sarah Charman |
| PRENOMES | Sarah |
| SOBRENOME | Charman |
| ASSINATURA | CHARMAN S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Portsmouth |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8292-4260 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 65 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Parallel lines? The homogeneous and gendered career patterns of senior leaders in policing in England and Wales
Under-representation of women in policing is a global phenomenon, with considerable commonality in barriers to career success and differential career experiences compared to men. Through a comparative analysis utilising unique survey and interview data with female and male senior police leaders in England and Wales, this paper considers whether cultural and structural barriers persist and how they are experienced by gender; examines the challenge…
Not Just a Numbers Game
A focus on improvements to the recruitment rates of women in policing in England and Wales simplifies the issue of organisational integration and hides the complex task of addressing the structural and cultural gendered inequalities running throughout the service. This article considers the structural barriers to women's progression within the police service and presents a cultural analysis of the impact of this environment on women's organisatio…
"The Show Must Go On! An Autoethnography of (Re)socialization into Senior Policing in England and the Prominence of "Leadership Theatre
This unique autoethnographical perspective on senior police officer (re)socialization offers a vital insight into the challenges for genuine police reform
Leaving the table
Policing has been beset by controversy in recent years predominantly concerning issues of justice, fairness and trust including widespread concerns over police misconduct. Alongside the continued fallout of budgetary controls and a global pandemic, policing in England and Wales is facing another growing problem – police officer retention. This article takes the conceptual framework of organisational justice, incorporating both distributive and pr…
Over and out
This paper seeks to understand the complexities associated with managing and ultimately exiting a career in the police through an analysis of semi-structured interviews undertaken with 27 police officers who voluntarily resigned from an English police force between 2014 and 2019. It does this through a microsociological approach to the study of identity construction which focuses upon the interactive and shifting relationships within policing ide…
Routledge International Handbook of Police Ethnography
Othering' by Consent? Public Attitudes to Covid-19 Restrictions and the Role of the Police in Managing Compliance in England
The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between an emergent decay of social trust created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the formation of “in” and “out” groups. Data from 37 extensive semi-structured interviews with members of the public in England found that identifying the “other” through normative conceptions of “security and order” was used by participants to legitimize their own presence within the “in” group, while self-reported…
Taking the strain? Police well-being in the Covid-19 era
Drawing on survey and interview data collected in one police force area, this article considers the varied impacts on police well-being arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately one-third of police officers surveyed reported feeling less safe in their role during the pandemic, and nearly half suffered increased anxiety. The toll on well-being appears to be most acute for frontline officers and those with caring responsibilities, and is …
Giving the right service to different people’
The suspension of certain civil liberties and the extension of police powers to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked concerns about the longer-term implications of the pandemic on police legitimacy. Drawing upon pathways to police legitimacy identified within the literature, this paper examines police officers’ perceptions of the impacts on, and potential challenges to, police legitimacy arising from the pandemic. Qualitative i…
Accessing justice
The police are faced with a uniquely important role in the initiation of a process of justice. Through a framework of distributive justice, which examines both processes and outcomes of police encounters and the concrete and symbolic resources at their disposal, this paper seeks to analyse data from three policing projects over a 16-year period. The findings indicate a remarkably consistent story of barriers to justice which preclude the opportun…
Voluntary resignations from the police service
The numbers of police officers in England and Wales who resigned voluntarily from the service have been increasing rapidly in recent years. Despite this, there has been scant attention paid to this issue academically or organisationally. Using the guiding framework of organisational commitment with its focus upon active institutional identification, this paper considers police officer decisions to resign voluntarily from the police service. It do…
Making sense of policing identities
New recruits within policing are involved in a process of negotiating and creating meaning within their newly shaped identities. Within this identity formation, members engage in both categorisation and comparison in an attempt to sustain the group and to enhance the self-image of the group member. The benefits of inclusion and enhanced group identity however must be analysed alongside the inevitable exclusion and ‘othering’ that also occur. Usin…
Police Socialisation, Identity and Culture
Physical education contributes to total physical activity levels and predominantly in higher intensity physical activity categories
Children’s engagement in physical activity of a vigorous intensity or higher is more effective at promoting cardiorespiratory fitness than moderate physical activity. It remains unclear how higher intensity physical activity varies between days when schoolchildren participate in physical education (PE) and non-PE days. The purpose of this study was to assess how PE contributes to sedentary behaviour and the intensity profile of physical activity …
Adjusting the police occupational cultural landscape
A central area of interest yet controversy within policing over many decades has been the extent to which there exists a pernicious and pervasive occupational culture which operates in stark contrast to the aims of a principled police force. This article seeks to analyse the contentious issue of the culture of a police force under the pressure of organisational reform, with particular reference to An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Serv…
Blue light communities
A central feature of debate and controversy within organisations has been the effectiveness or otherwise of cross-agency working. At the front end of service delivery this becomes a matter of what has become known as the ‘interoperability’ of agencies and professions as they work jointly in problem solving, particularly in emergency situations and incidents. This paper examines the specific issues of interoperability between police officers and a…
Sharing a laugh
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of humour within two different organisations, policing and ambulance work, which are linked by their focus on emergency work
Lobbying and Representation
This paper charts the history and emergence of the ‘senior police voice’ within the UK. Before the 1990s, that voice was fragmented, hostile and contradictory. Cultural and political change plus a desire from within the senior echelons of the police service to professionalise began a long process of acceptance of the centrality of politics and the media within policing. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO, representing the senior ranks…
Mothers for Justice
Miscarriages of justice are often only exposed through the extra-judicial activities of parties determined to fight for a particular cause, involving those closest to victims of miscarriages of justice. This paper examines the role of women, and particularly of mothers, in such justice campaigns and the extent to which there is a gendered dimension to campaigns against injustice. Based on interviews with those closely associated with justice camp…
Controlling crime and disorder
This chapter reviews New Labour’s crime policy. The Labour government, under Tony Blair, concerned itself with more fundamental ‘third order change’ or ‘paradigm shifts’. From the first utterance of the ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ mantra, Labour made it very clear that crime and law and order would be headline priorities. These ‘paradigm shifts’ that Blair presided over were dominated by politicians in an effort to respond to w…
Getting to the Top
This paper examines the processes by which the senior police officers in England and Wales are chosen and prepared for their role. Based upon research interviews with a sample of chief constables and assistant chief constables, it develops a critical assessment of the quality of each of the three key stages in this respect: the selection of those considered to have the potential to become senior officers, senior management training, and the appoi…
Police Governance, the Association of Chief Police Officers and Constitutional Change
After nearly two decades of Conservative rule in Parliament, constitutional change has become an increasingly significant issue on the political agenda, embracing considerable discussion about the constitution of the police (largely centred on issues of police accountability and local democratic control of the police). This article seeks to further this debate by examining the role of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and…
Making sense of policing identities
New recruits within policing are involved in a process of negotiating and creating meaning within their newly shaped identities. Within this identity formation, members engage in both categorisation and comparison in an attempt to sustain the group and to enhance the self-image of the group member. The benefits of inclusion and enhanced group identity however must be analysed alongside the inevitable exclusion and ‘othering’ that also occur. Usin…
Voluntary resignations from the police service
The numbers of police officers in England and Wales who resigned voluntarily from the service have been increasing rapidly in recent years. Despite this, there has been scant attention paid to this issue academically or organisationally. Using the guiding framework of organisational commitment with its focus upon active institutional identification, this paper considers police officer decisions to resign voluntarily from the police service. It do…
Sharing a laugh
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of humour within two different organisations, policing and ambulance work, which are linked by their focus on emergency work
Over and out
This paper seeks to understand the complexities associated with managing and ultimately exiting a career in the police through an analysis of semi-structured interviews undertaken with 27 police officers who voluntarily resigned from an English police force between 2014 and 2019. It does this through a microsociological approach to the study of identity construction which focuses upon the interactive and shifting relationships within policing ide…
Giving the right service to different people’
The suspension of certain civil liberties and the extension of police powers to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked concerns about the longer-term implications of the pandemic on police legitimacy. Drawing upon pathways to police legitimacy identified within the literature, this paper examines police officers’ perceptions of the impacts on, and potential challenges to, police legitimacy arising from the pandemic. Qualitative i…
Accessing justice
The police are faced with a uniquely important role in the initiation of a process of justice. Through a framework of distributive justice, which examines both processes and outcomes of police encounters and the concrete and symbolic resources at their disposal, this paper seeks to analyse data from three policing projects over a 16-year period. The findings indicate a remarkably consistent story of barriers to justice which preclude the opportun…
Adjusting the police occupational cultural landscape
A central area of interest yet controversy within policing over many decades has been the extent to which there exists a pernicious and pervasive occupational culture which operates in stark contrast to the aims of a principled police force. This article seeks to analyse the contentious issue of the culture of a police force under the pressure of organisational reform, with particular reference to An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Serv…
Blue light communities
A central feature of debate and controversy within organisations has been the effectiveness or otherwise of cross-agency working. At the front end of service delivery this becomes a matter of what has become known as the ‘interoperability’ of agencies and professions as they work jointly in problem solving, particularly in emergency situations and incidents. This paper examines the specific issues of interoperability between police officers and a…
"The Show Must Go On! An Autoethnography of (Re)socialization into Senior Policing in England and the Prominence of "Leadership Theatre
This unique autoethnographical perspective on senior police officer (re)socialization offers a vital insight into the challenges for genuine police reform
Othering' by Consent? Public Attitudes to Covid-19 Restrictions and the Role of the Police in Managing Compliance in England
The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between an emergent decay of social trust created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the formation of “in” and “out” groups. Data from 37 extensive semi-structured interviews with members of the public in England found that identifying the “other” through normative conceptions of “security and order” was used by participants to legitimize their own presence within the “in” group, while self-reported…
Lobbying and Representation
This paper charts the history and emergence of the ‘senior police voice’ within the UK. Before the 1990s, that voice was fragmented, hostile and contradictory. Cultural and political change plus a desire from within the senior echelons of the police service to professionalise began a long process of acceptance of the centrality of politics and the media within policing. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO, representing the senior ranks…
Mothers for Justice
Miscarriages of justice are often only exposed through the extra-judicial activities of parties determined to fight for a particular cause, involving those closest to victims of miscarriages of justice. This paper examines the role of women, and particularly of mothers, in such justice campaigns and the extent to which there is a gendered dimension to campaigns against injustice. Based on interviews with those closely associated with justice camp…
Physical education contributes to total physical activity levels and predominantly in higher intensity physical activity categories
Children’s engagement in physical activity of a vigorous intensity or higher is more effective at promoting cardiorespiratory fitness than moderate physical activity. It remains unclear how higher intensity physical activity varies between days when schoolchildren participate in physical education (PE) and non-PE days. The purpose of this study was to assess how PE contributes to sedentary behaviour and the intensity profile of physical activity …
Police Governance, the Association of Chief Police Officers and Constitutional Change
After nearly two decades of Conservative rule in Parliament, constitutional change has become an increasingly significant issue on the political agenda, embracing considerable discussion about the constitution of the police (largely centred on issues of police accountability and local democratic control of the police). This article seeks to further this debate by examining the role of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and…
Police Governance, the Association of Chief Police Officers and Constitutional Change
After nearly two decades of Conservative rule in Parliament, constitutional change has become an increasingly significant issue on the political agenda, embracing considerable discussion about the constitution of the police (largely centred on issues of police accountability and local democratic control of the police). This article seeks to further this debate by examining the role of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and…
Getting to the Top
This paper examines the processes by which the senior police officers in England and Wales are chosen and prepared for their role. Based upon research interviews with a sample of chief constables and assistant chief constables, it develops a critical assessment of the quality of each of the three key stages in this respect: the selection of those considered to have the potential to become senior officers, senior management training, and the appoi…
Controlling crime and disorder
This chapter reviews New Labour’s crime policy. The Labour government, under Tony Blair, concerned itself with more fundamental ‘third order change’ or ‘paradigm shifts’. From the first utterance of the ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ mantra, Labour made it very clear that crime and law and order would be headline priorities. These ‘paradigm shifts’ that Blair presided over were dominated by politicians in an effort to respond to w…
Mothers for Justice
Miscarriages of justice are often only exposed through the extra-judicial activities of parties determined to fight for a particular cause, involving those closest to victims of miscarriages of justice. This paper examines the role of women, and particularly of mothers, in such justice campaigns and the extent to which there is a gendered dimension to campaigns against injustice. Based on interviews with those closely associated with justice camp…
Lobbying and Representation
This paper charts the history and emergence of the ‘senior police voice’ within the UK. Before the 1990s, that voice was fragmented, hostile and contradictory. Cultural and political change plus a desire from within the senior echelons of the police service to professionalise began a long process of acceptance of the centrality of politics and the media within policing. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO, representing the senior ranks…
Blue light communities
A central feature of debate and controversy within organisations has been the effectiveness or otherwise of cross-agency working. At the front end of service delivery this becomes a matter of what has become known as the ‘interoperability’ of agencies and professions as they work jointly in problem solving, particularly in emergency situations and incidents. This paper examines the specific issues of interoperability between police officers and a…
Sharing a laugh
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of humour within two different organisations, policing and ambulance work, which are linked by their focus on emergency work
Adjusting the police occupational cultural landscape
A central area of interest yet controversy within policing over many decades has been the extent to which there exists a pernicious and pervasive occupational culture which operates in stark contrast to the aims of a principled police force. This article seeks to analyse the contentious issue of the culture of a police force under the pressure of organisational reform, with particular reference to An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Serv…
Physical education contributes to total physical activity levels and predominantly in higher intensity physical activity categories
Children’s engagement in physical activity of a vigorous intensity or higher is more effective at promoting cardiorespiratory fitness than moderate physical activity. It remains unclear how higher intensity physical activity varies between days when schoolchildren participate in physical education (PE) and non-PE days. The purpose of this study was to assess how PE contributes to sedentary behaviour and the intensity profile of physical activity …
Police Socialisation, Identity and Culture
Making sense of policing identities
New recruits within policing are involved in a process of negotiating and creating meaning within their newly shaped identities. Within this identity formation, members engage in both categorisation and comparison in an attempt to sustain the group and to enhance the self-image of the group member. The benefits of inclusion and enhanced group identity however must be analysed alongside the inevitable exclusion and ‘othering’ that also occur. Usin…
Accessing justice
The police are faced with a uniquely important role in the initiation of a process of justice. Through a framework of distributive justice, which examines both processes and outcomes of police encounters and the concrete and symbolic resources at their disposal, this paper seeks to analyse data from three policing projects over a 16-year period. The findings indicate a remarkably consistent story of barriers to justice which preclude the opportun…
Voluntary resignations from the police service
The numbers of police officers in England and Wales who resigned voluntarily from the service have been increasing rapidly in recent years. Despite this, there has been scant attention paid to this issue academically or organisationally. Using the guiding framework of organisational commitment with its focus upon active institutional identification, this paper considers police officer decisions to resign voluntarily from the police service. It do…
Taking the strain? Police well-being in the Covid-19 era
Drawing on survey and interview data collected in one police force area, this article considers the varied impacts on police well-being arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately one-third of police officers surveyed reported feeling less safe in their role during the pandemic, and nearly half suffered increased anxiety. The toll on well-being appears to be most acute for frontline officers and those with caring responsibilities, and is …
Giving the right service to different people’
The suspension of certain civil liberties and the extension of police powers to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked concerns about the longer-term implications of the pandemic on police legitimacy. Drawing upon pathways to police legitimacy identified within the literature, this paper examines police officers’ perceptions of the impacts on, and potential challenges to, police legitimacy arising from the pandemic. Qualitative i…
Leaving the table
Policing has been beset by controversy in recent years predominantly concerning issues of justice, fairness and trust including widespread concerns over police misconduct. Alongside the continued fallout of budgetary controls and a global pandemic, policing in England and Wales is facing another growing problem – police officer retention. This article takes the conceptual framework of organisational justice, incorporating both distributive and pr…
Over and out
This paper seeks to understand the complexities associated with managing and ultimately exiting a career in the police through an analysis of semi-structured interviews undertaken with 27 police officers who voluntarily resigned from an English police force between 2014 and 2019. It does this through a microsociological approach to the study of identity construction which focuses upon the interactive and shifting relationships within policing ide…
Routledge International Handbook of Police Ethnography
Othering' by Consent? Public Attitudes to Covid-19 Restrictions and the Role of the Police in Managing Compliance in England
The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between an emergent decay of social trust created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the formation of “in” and “out” groups. Data from 37 extensive semi-structured interviews with members of the public in England found that identifying the “other” through normative conceptions of “security and order” was used by participants to legitimize their own presence within the “in” group, while self-reported…
Parallel lines? The homogeneous and gendered career patterns of senior leaders in policing in England and Wales
Under-representation of women in policing is a global phenomenon, with considerable commonality in barriers to career success and differential career experiences compared to men. Through a comparative analysis utilising unique survey and interview data with female and male senior police leaders in England and Wales, this paper considers whether cultural and structural barriers persist and how they are experienced by gender; examines the challenge…
Not Just a Numbers Game
A focus on improvements to the recruitment rates of women in policing in England and Wales simplifies the issue of organisational integration and hides the complex task of addressing the structural and cultural gendered inequalities running throughout the service. This article considers the structural barriers to women's progression within the police service and presents a cultural analysis of the impact of this environment on women's organisatio…
"The Show Must Go On! An Autoethnography of (Re)socialization into Senior Policing in England and the Prominence of "Leadership Theatre
This unique autoethnographical perspective on senior police officer (re)socialization offers a vital insight into the challenges for genuine police reform
Sociology (18 obras) · Political science (17 obras) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (15 obras) · Criminology (13 obras) · Law (13 obras) · Public relations (13 obras) · Law (10 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Business (8 obras) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 obras)