Comprehensive organizational change in law enforcement practices remains constrained by
its adherence to the quasi-military model. While transformational leadership continues to …

All kinds of social scientists show an interest in meanings. Institutionalism, systems theory,
and rational choice theory have all inspired studies of the role of ideas in governance …

Police officer receptivity to empirical research and evidence-based policing is important to
consider because officers are responsible for implementing approaches validated by …

Purpose A wide body of research has demonstrated that police officers are profoundly
affected by their exposure to violence and the traumatic events viewed commonly as part of …

The capacity of police organizations to adopt innovative practices is poorly understood. This
article compares and contrasts the uptake of one particular innovation: intelligence-led …

Despite the pitfalls identified in previous critiques of the evidence-based practice movement
in education, health, medicine and social care, recent years have witnessed its spread to the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the way in which the police service in
England and Wales may be able to deal with significant cuts in government funding. The …

The police service in England and Wales has developed a new approach to police
leadership where individuals from outside of the police service can now enter directly to …

Partnerships between police and academics have proliferated in recent years, reflecting the
increased recognition of the benefits to be had on both sides from collaborating on research …

Despite a number of initiatives aimed at improving the representation and progression of
women in the police service in England and Wales, the number of women in leadership …