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In 2015 the College of Policing published its Leadership Review
with specific reference to the type of leadership required to
ensure that the next generation of Chief Constables and their
management approach will be fit for purpose. Three key issues were
highlighted as underpinning the effective leadership and management
of contemporary policing: hierarchy, culture and consistency. Yet
these are not just relevant to modern policing, having appeared as
constant features, implicitly and explicitly, since the creation of
the first provincial constabularies in 1835. This collection
reviews the history of the UK Chief Constable, reflecting on the
shifts and continuities in police leadership style, practice and
performance over the past 180 years, critiquing the factors
affecting their operational management and how these impacted upon
the organization and service delivery of their forces. The
individuality of Chief Constables significantly impacts on how
national and local strategies are implemented, shaping
relationships with their respective communities and local
authorities. Importantly, the book addresses not just the English
experience but considers the role of Chief Constables in the whole
of the United Kingdom, highlighting the extent to which they could
exercise autonomous authority over their force and populace. The
historical perspective adopted contextualises existing
considerations of leadership in modern policing, and the extensive
timeframe and geographical reach beyond the experience of the
Metropolitan force enables a direct engagement with contemporary
debates. It also offers a valuable addition to the existing
literature contributing to the institutional memory of UK policing.
The contributors represent a range of disciplines including
history, law, criminology and leadership studies, and some also
have practical policing experience.
1. While we publish several books on the history of crime and
criminal justice, this is the first book to set the agenda for an
historically informed criminology. 2. This book has a dual market
across criminology and history. 3. This book will be key reading
for courses on the history of crime and criminal justice, and
theories and concepts in criminology.
Incidences of public disorder, and the manner in which they have
been suppressed, have repeatedly ignited debate on the role of
policing, the effectiveness of current legislation and the
implications for human rights and civil liberties. These same
issues have reverberated throughout British history, and have
frequently resulted in the enactment of new legislation that
reactively aimed to counter the specific concern of that era. This
book offers a detailed analysis of the expansion of public order
law in the context of the historical and political developments in
British society. The correlation of key historical events and the
enactment of consequent legislation is a key theme that resonates
throughout the book, and demonstrates the expanding influence of
the law on public assemblies and protest, which has continued to
criminalise and prohibit certain social behaviours. Crucial
movements in Britain's social and political history who have all
engaged in, or have provoked public disorder, are examined in the
book. Other incidents of riot and disorder, such as the
Featherstone Riot (1893), the Battle of Cable Street (1936), the
Inner City Riots (1980s) and the UK riots (2011) are also covered.
By positioning legal developments within their historical context,
the book demonstrates the ebb and flow between the prominence of
the competing demands of the liberties of free expression and
assembly on the one hand and the protection of the general public
and property on the other. This book is essential reading for
academics and students in the fields of criminology, history and
law.
In 2015 the College of Policing published its Leadership Review
with specific reference to the type of leadership required to
ensure that the next generation of Chief Constables and their
management approach will be fit for purpose. Three key issues were
highlighted as underpinning the effective leadership and management
of contemporary policing: hierarchy, culture and consistency. Yet
these are not just relevant to modern policing, having appeared as
constant features, implicitly and explicitly, since the creation of
the first provincial constabularies in 1835. This collection
reviews the history of the UK Chief Constable, reflecting on the
shifts and continuities in police leadership style, practice and
performance over the past 180 years, critiquing the factors
affecting their operational management and how these impacted upon
the organization and service delivery of their forces. The
individuality of Chief Constables significantly impacts on how
national and local strategies are implemented, shaping
relationships with their respective communities and local
authorities. Importantly, the book addresses not just the English
experience but considers the role of Chief Constables in the whole
of the United Kingdom, highlighting the extent to which they could
exercise autonomous authority over their force and populace. The
historical perspective adopted contextualises existing
considerations of leadership in modern policing, and the extensive
timeframe and geographical reach beyond the experience of the
Metropolitan force enables a direct engagement with contemporary
debates. It also offers a valuable addition to the existing
literature contributing to the institutional memory of UK policing.
The contributors represent a range of disciplines including
history, law, criminology and leadership studies, and some also
have practical policing experience.
1. While we publish several books on the history of crime and
criminal justice, this is the first book to set the agenda for an
historically informed criminology. 2. This book has a dual market
across criminology and history. 3. This book will be key reading
for courses on the history of crime and criminal justice, and
theories and concepts in criminology.
Incidences of public disorder, and the manner in which they have
been suppressed, have repeatedly ignited debate on the role of
policing, the effectiveness of current legislation and the
implications for human rights and civil liberties. These same
issues have reverberated throughout British history, and have
frequently resulted in the enactment of new legislation that
reactively aimed to counter the specific concern of that era. This
book offers a detailed analysis of the expansion of public order
law in the context of the historical and political developments in
British society. The correlation of key historical events and the
enactment of consequent legislation is a key theme that resonates
throughout the book, and demonstrates the expanding influence of
the law on public assemblies and protest, which has continued to
criminalise and prohibit certain social behaviours. Crucial
movements in Britain's social and political history who have all
engaged in, or have provoked public disorder, are examined in the
book. Other incidents of riot and disorder, such as the
Featherstone Riot (1893), the Battle of Cable Street (1936), the
Inner City Riots (1980s) and the UK riots (2011) are also covered.
By positioning legal developments within their historical context,
the book demonstrates the ebb and flow between the prominence of
the competing demands of the liberties of free expression and
assembly on the one hand and the protection of the general public
and property on the other. This book is essential reading for
academics and students in the fields of criminology, history and
law.
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