Evaluating the Ability and Desire of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to Deliver Community-Oriented Policing in Practice
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McDaniel, John
Editors
Leventakis, GeorgiosHaberfeld, M. R.
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2018-04-25Metadata
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This chapter locates the ethos of community-oriented policing at the heart of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) model in England and Wales and shows that the PCCs’ Police and Crime Plans should function as a key prism through which their performance should be measured. It focuses, in particular, on the Police and Crime Plans for Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and London, examining whether and to what extent they deliver a measure of community-oriented policing in practice.Citation
McDaniel, J.L.M. (2018) 'Evaluating the Ability and Desire of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to Deliver Community-Oriented Policing in Practice', In: Leventakis G., Haberfeld M. (eds), Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology. Springer Briefs in Criminology. New York, USA: Springer, pp. 39-46Publisher
Springer International PublishingAdditional Links
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-89297-9_5Type
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Leventakis, G. and Haberfeld, M.R. (eds) Community-Oriented Policing and Technological Innovations. Springer Briefs in Policing.ISBN
9783319892962Sponsors
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