Police Chiefs in the UK : Politicians, HR Managers or Cops?

This book examines the changing police landscape over the past 25 years to establish how Police Leadership has evolved to meet this challenge. Through interviews with 35 Chief Police Officers in the UK, the author explores a range of policing issues such as crime investigation, terrorism, police governance, austerity issues, the role of the IPCC and public order provision. The book also highlights views on key topics such as armed policing, globalisation of crime and the structure of forces. Building on the seminal text __Chief Constables: Bobbies, Bosses or Bureaucrats__ by Robert Reiner, which is this year celebrating its 25th anniversary, this book brings research on policing up to date with the modern world. An engaging and well-researched project, this book will be of great interest to scholars of criminal justice, policing and security studies. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 How Do the Police ‘Police’ in the UK?....Pages 3-19 The Police Function: What Do the Police Do?....Pages 21-38 Funding: How Are the Police Funded in the UK?....Pages 39-50 How Information Technology is Shaping Policing....Pages 51-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Crime and Terrorism....Pages 61-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Chief Constables: The Results of Interviews with the Chief Constables....Pages 89-118 The Results of Interviews with the Police and Crime Commissioners....Pages 119-148 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 Chapter on Collaboration and Force Restructure....Pages 151-168 Chapter on Accountability and Governance: The Role of HMIC, and IPCC....Pages 169-189 Conclusions: Towards a New Model of Policing....Pages 191-202 Back Matter....Pages 203-223