Who Needs Theories in Policing? An Introduction to a Special Issue on Policing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13895093 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas Sharp, Douglas P Sharp (0000-0002-2419-7237, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 449-459 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2005.00390.x |
| OpenAlex | W2135091264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
Policing, or to be more precise, the activities and policies of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, has been the subject of extensive review and reform over the past 40 years. Indeed the whole history of the police is one of almost constant change and development but this has never been more apparent than in the recent past. Successive governments have embarked on a series of police reforms which have seen a significant shift in power to the Home Office and a consequent reduction in local accountability. At the same time, the police have been granted extensive new powers to deal with newly emerging threats ranging from locally-based crime and disorder to international terrorism, yet many of the reforms are taking place with little apparent understanding of the potential long-term consequences and without proper evaluation. The purpose of this introductory article is to set the scene for a series of articles which explore some of the theoretical issues which underpin modern policing practice and the practical consequences of some of those changes
Accountability · Criminology · Political science · Power (physics · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Subject (documents · Terrorism · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |