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PJ 81 (2008) 1

Recently criticisms of the quality of police leadership have been articulated both internally and externally. Though the apparent failure of leadership is not a condition confined to the police service, it is one which needs to be addressed but has so far remained unresolved. The Home Affairs Committee recently held a new inquiry into policing and the NIPA’s chief executive, in giving evidence, announced the launch of a new police leadership strategy.

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PJ 81 (2008) 3

Corruption in the Police: The Reality of the 'Dark Side'
Bryn Caless

This article, the product of original research by the author into cases of police corruption facilitated by the ACPO Counter-Corruption Advisory Group from 1999 to 2000, analyses the nature of corruption in the police, arguing that although its incidence is very small, the effect of corruption in the police, both in terms of morale and in terms of the effect on cases before the courts, is substantial. The author, well experienced in the application of counter-corruption methods, proposes that the simplest and most direct inhibitors are often the most effective. Profiles of likely perpetrators are discussed, as are the characteristic experiences of policing which might tempt an officer into corrupt activity. This work blends applied research and academic analysis with professional knowledge.

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PJ 81 (2008) 25

Officer Firearms Assaults at Domestic Violence Calls: a Descriptive Analysis
Richard R. Johnson

Domestic violence calls pose great dangers for the safety of police officers in the US as thousands of police officers are assaulted annually while handling domestic violence and domestic disturbance calls. Each year many officers are injured or killed in these assaults, the majority of fatal assaults involving firearms. The present study is a descriptive analysis of 143 incidents of a firearm assault against 225 victim police officers who were handling domestic calls at the time of their victimisation. The characteristics of these cases are described at the incident, assailant, and officer levels. Comparisons are made with the characteristics of fatal police officer assaults in the US in general, and policy recommendations are offered.

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PJ 81 (2008) 46

How Criminal Organisations Work: Some Theoretical Perspectives
Peter Gottschalk

Organised crime has received increased attention in recent years and criminal organisations are involved in a wide range of crimes (Chawla & Pietschmann, 2005). To fight organised crime, there is a need to understand the organisations behind it and organisational theories may be helpful in this process. The purpose of this article is to apply well-known theories such as agency theory, alliance theory, network theory, resource-based theory and other organisational theories in order to shed light on criminal organisations.

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PJ 81 (2008) 62

Workforce Modernisation and Future Resilience within the Police Service in England and Wales
Barry Loveday

This article is based on a presentation given to the National Workforce Modernisation Programme Conference at Leeds in 2008. It argues that the issue of future police resilience should not stand in the way of modernisation and that while it may be used as a defence of the status quo there is growing evidence that reform can be expected to enhance police service delivery. It argues that the nature of police establishment growth has meant that there has been no attempt to match police numbers to police functions and that incremental growth, which has characterised police officer expansion, now means that it is difficult to defend current police numbers. This problem is made worse by the challenge presented by police abstraction rates, which appear to have increased in line with police establishment. It is also suggested that the increasing operational role of police staff is rarely taken into account by HMIC when assessing police performance even though many former police functions are now the responsibility of civilian personnel. As a result the threat to police resilience, used as a defence of current police establishment, may significantly exaggerate the challenge that workforce modernisation represents.

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Links to other issues

Volume 74 (2001) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 75 (2002) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 76 (2003) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 77 (2004) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 78 (2005) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 79 (2006) :   1   2   3   4

Volume 80 (2007) :   1   2   3   4

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