Full Description
The challenge of holding police to account in a fast-changing world is the subject of this much-needed new study from leading criminology professor Michael Rowe. Tackling important issues including ethics, governance, discipline, transparency and the impact of new technology and Evidence-Based Policing strategies, it sets out a bold new agenda for ensuring democratic and accountable policing in the modern day.
Contents
Police Accountability in the 21st Century, New Wine, New Bottles?;
Principles and Purposes of Accountability;
Governance and Politics of Policing;
Complaints and Discipline;
Science, Evidence and Police Accountability in the Age of Big Data;
Internal Management and Leadership;
Transparency and the External Gaze;
Police Accountability and the Problem of the Public.
