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... Michael Begg; Sarah Dalton; Frances, Keith and Douglas Henry; Tugela McKee; Emmanuel Melissar... more ... Michael Begg; Sarah Dalton; Frances, Keith and Douglas Henry; Tugela McKee; Emmanuel Melissaris and Lindy Crewe; George Pavlakos and Estelle Zinsstag; and Jason Ross. Alistair Henry September 2008 Page 6. iv Abstract ...

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Apr 1, 2014

Drawing on data from three separate studies of community policing (CP) in Scotland this article i... more Drawing on data from three separate studies of community policing (CP) in Scotland this article identifies common themes in the practice of contemporary CP. First, following in the wake of the global financial crisis, we have an austerity drive with cuts to policing budgets setting the context in which CP practice is now negotiated. Second all three studies evidence an increasingly entrenched performance management framework for policing which exerts pressures on beat officers to depart from established, valued and often ‘unmeasurable’ activities within CP practice. Third, we see the depletion of the traditional ‘tools of the trade’ of CP as new recruits, lacking the skills of the traditional beat officer, are assigned CP functions, while mentoring opportunities for supporting their professional development become increasingly inadequate. Finally, the idea of reassurance as a core policing goal has informed the re-organization of Scotland’s main police forces towards models which purport to increase CP numbers, visibility and public engagement. In the context of the preceding three themes however, these re-inventions of CP have been problematic in various ways: conflicted, superficial and unconnected to developments in policing and procedural justice theory around legitimacy and public confidence. Indeed, we will argue that given the formal increase in public-facing CP numbers across the sites examined here, the procedural justice perspective, with its focus on the quality of police–public encounters, has real potential to enhance the efficacy of CP in Scotland. Keywords Community policing, confidence, legitimacy, procedural justice, reassurance policing, recession, signal crimes

1. Does mode of delivery make a difference to criminal case outcomes and clients' satisfaction... more 2004) Does mode of delivery make a difference to criminal case outcomes and clients' satisfaction? The public defence solicitor experiment. Criminal

Police Practice and Research, 2012

Knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange have recently become commonly used terms in the social ... more Knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange have recently become commonly used terms in the social sciences. They imply a number of different relationships between researchers and practitioners, and between research and practice, although these have often remained implicit or underdeveloped. Drawing from the experience of designing, delivering and refining a three-year knowledge transfer fellowship on community policing, this article aims to

Edinburgh Law Review, 2009

Edinburgh Law Review, 2005

Edinburgh Law Review, 2002

Edinburgh Law Review, 2012

Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2012

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This paper begins by outlining and critiquing what we term the dominant anglophone model of neo-l... more This paper begins by outlining and critiquing what we term the dominant anglophone model of neo-liberal community safety and crime prevention. As an alternative to this influential but flawed model, a comparative analysis is provided of the different constitutional-legal settlements in each of the five jurisdictions across the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), and their uneven institutionalization of community safety. In the light of this it is argued that the nature of the

Http Dx Doi Org 10 3366 Elr 2005 9 1 185, Jan 16, 2008

... Michael Begg; Sarah Dalton; Frances, Keith and Douglas Henry; Tugela McKee; Emmanuel Melissar... more ... Michael Begg; Sarah Dalton; Frances, Keith and Douglas Henry; Tugela McKee; Emmanuel Melissaris and Lindy Crewe; George Pavlakos and Estelle Zinsstag; and Jason Ross. Alistair Henry September 2008 Page 6. iv Abstract ...

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Apr 1, 2014

Drawing on data from three separate studies of community policing (CP) in Scotland this article i... more Drawing on data from three separate studies of community policing (CP) in Scotland this article identifies common themes in the practice of contemporary CP. First, following in the wake of the global financial crisis, we have an austerity drive with cuts to policing budgets setting the context in which CP practice is now negotiated. Second all three studies evidence an increasingly entrenched performance management framework for policing which exerts pressures on beat officers to depart from established, valued and often ‘unmeasurable’ activities within CP practice. Third, we see the depletion of the traditional ‘tools of the trade’ of CP as new recruits, lacking the skills of the traditional beat officer, are assigned CP functions, while mentoring opportunities for supporting their professional development become increasingly inadequate. Finally, the idea of reassurance as a core policing goal has informed the re-organization of Scotland’s main police forces towards models which purport to increase CP numbers, visibility and public engagement. In the context of the preceding three themes however, these re-inventions of CP have been problematic in various ways: conflicted, superficial and unconnected to developments in policing and procedural justice theory around legitimacy and public confidence. Indeed, we will argue that given the formal increase in public-facing CP numbers across the sites examined here, the procedural justice perspective, with its focus on the quality of police–public encounters, has real potential to enhance the efficacy of CP in Scotland. Keywords Community policing, confidence, legitimacy, procedural justice, reassurance policing, recession, signal crimes

1. Does mode of delivery make a difference to criminal case outcomes and clients' satisfaction... more 2004) Does mode of delivery make a difference to criminal case outcomes and clients' satisfaction? The public defence solicitor experiment. Criminal

Police Practice and Research, 2012

Knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange have recently become commonly used terms in the social ... more Knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange have recently become commonly used terms in the social sciences. They imply a number of different relationships between researchers and practitioners, and between research and practice, although these have often remained implicit or underdeveloped. Drawing from the experience of designing, delivering and refining a three-year knowledge transfer fellowship on community policing, this article aims to

Edinburgh Law Review, 2009

Edinburgh Law Review, 2005

Edinburgh Law Review, 2002

Edinburgh Law Review, 2012

Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2012

This paper begins by outlining and critiquing what we term the dominant anglophone model of neo-l... more This paper begins by outlining and critiquing what we term the dominant anglophone model of neo-liberal community safety and crime prevention. As an alternative to this influential but flawed model, a comparative analysis is provided of the different constitutional-legal settlements in each of the five jurisdictions across the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), and their uneven institutionalization of community safety. In the light of this it is argued that the nature of the