Strange union

Changing patterns of reform, representation, and unionization in policing

Bibliographic Data

ID21178323
AuthorsJAN BERRY (Police Scotland), Greg O’Connor (Police Department), Maurice Punch (Institute of Criminology, corresponding author), Paul Wilson (0000-0002-2657-5780, Metropolitan Police Service)
Year2008
Volume9
Issue2
Pages113-130
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614260802081279
OpenAlexW2165855277
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited8

Unions and policing are a relatively under‐researched area. But this paper, adopting a comparative approach, argues that police unions have been and still are influential, that they differ across cultures, and are involved in a variety of ways in police reform. They can be supportive of change, hostile to it, or closely involved in the reform process. Some are representative bodies where the police may not unionize while there are increasingly special interest groups based on faith, gender, and ethnicity. This paper focuses on representation and voice for ordinary officers in relation to reform in policing. Keywords: policeunionsreformchangediversityethnicity

Criminology · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Faith · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration