This thesis focused on the fairly new function of the Operational Expert Community Police
Officer (OECPO) within the Dutch national police, with as goal to evaluate the role of the …

Community oriented Policing has been the central concept for policing in the Netherlands
since a few decades. In this article, the diversity in implementation of this concept is …

__Abstract__ 1977 was an important year for the Dutch police as it was then that a seminal
strategy document called 'A Changing Police was published that would set the course for the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the Police Community Support
Officer (PCSO) in the UK. The development of the role is charted from its inception under the …

This report discusses the main findings and recommendations for policy and practice from a
research study of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in England. The research …

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) model of police governance and accountability
was established in England and Wales in 2012 in an effort to realise an ethos of community …

Nineteen seventy-seven was an important year for the Dutch police, as it was then that a
seminal strategy document called “A Changing Police” was published that would set the …

Since Community (Oriented) Policing (COP) was introduced in most western countries, there
has been a major emphasis on the management of police forces. Some have wondered if …

Community Policing is a long-known concept in Europe. Many countries have implemented
it, depending on the problem areas that manifest and the needs that emerge from society …

This paper concentrates on the ongoing conflict about the role and work of community police
officers in the Netherlands. This conflict can be understood as a result of conflicting …