The challenges of police governance and accountability have been rising up the agenda of
policy makers, police chiefs, NGOs at local, national and international levels, diverse …

In the mid-1990s, the NYPD created a performance management strategy known as
Compstat. It consisted of computerized data, crime analysis, and advanced crime mapping …

Ethical and human rights issues have assumed an increasingly high profile in the wake of
miscarriages of justice, racism (Lawrence Inquiry), incompetence and corruption-in both …

This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the study of organised crime-about
those who commit it, the effect it has on individuals, businesses and states, and the ways in …

Since 1994 the South African Police Service (SAPS) has undertaken various efforts to build
legitimacy in South Africa. Extensive community policing resources have been made …

Police Studies constitute an important area of academic inquiry and policing raises a large
number of ethical questions, yet to date there has been a paucity of research on the subject …

Despite recent high-profile cases of police perpetrated violence against women, academic
research in the UK on the nature and prevalence of police officers who are physically and …

In accepting the authority to govern, what responsibilities do the police incur? Power and
Restraint answers this question by using a moral perspective grounded in the social …

Assumptions of resilience are frequently made about organizational actors, both by scholars
and practitioners. It is argued that resilience is unlikely to be the usual outcome from the …

Investigative Ethics: Ethics for Police Detectives and Criminal Investigators presents applied
philosophical analyses of the ethical issues that arise for police detectives and other …