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Police and Crime Commissioners: The Transformation of Police Accountability
Bryn Caless
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Description for Police and Crime Commissioners: The Transformation of Police Accountability
Paperback. In this book Bryn Caless and Jane Owens reveal the innermost workings of the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)' relationships with the police, media, partners and public It makes essential reading for Police Crime Commissioners, police practitioner and academics, students and researchers in criminology and policing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives whose role is to ensure that police forces in England and Wales are running effectively. Intended to bring a public voice to policing and hold the police to account, the holders of this controversial role also control budgets and strategic planning. Bryn Caless and Jane Owens obtained unprecedented access to the PCCs and their chief police officer teams and undertook confidential interviews with both sides. The results reveal the innermost workings of the PCCs' relationships with the police, media, partners and public. The authors ... Read more
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives whose role is to ensure that police forces in England and Wales are running effectively. Intended to bring a public voice to policing and hold the police to account, the holders of this controversial role also control budgets and strategic planning. Bryn Caless and Jane Owens obtained unprecedented access to the PCCs and their chief police officer teams and undertook confidential interviews with both sides. The results reveal the innermost workings of the PCCs' relationships with the police, media, partners and public. The authors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447320708
SKU
V9781447320708
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bryn Caless
Bryn Caless specialises in elite studies of policing and police accountability. He has written Policing at the Top, (2011) on chief police officers in England and Wales, and, with Steve Tong, a companion study of police leaders in Europe (2015). This is his third book for Policy Press. After a varied career as a police ... Read more
Reviews for Police and Crime Commissioners: The Transformation of Police Accountability
This book is the most extensive and in-depth empirical study of Police and Crime Commissioners conducted to date. It provides fascinating insight into how these new constitutional actors are flexibly interpreting and discretely adapting to their responsibilities for governing the police. Stuart Lister, University of Leeds Caless and Owens provide a depth of narrative that is rich and ... Read more