Police and Crime Commissioners: A Dislocated Expectation?
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Abstract The calls in 2019 and 2020 for a Royal Commission, combined with the launch of Strategic Review by Police Foundation recommendation Her Majesty’s Inspector Constabulary Fire & Rescue Services ‘profound far reaching police reform’, evidence thirst refinement, potentially, significant change to governance policing. Using new empirical data obtained through elite research interviews some most senior stakeholders policing at regional national level, this article explores ability Crime Commissioners (PCCs) hold Chief Constables account. Attention is drawn how accountability PCCs may have strengths, such as enhanced visibility, increased frequency, improved scrutiny. However, also be frustrated possibly compromised. Indeed, might exercised inconsistently, susceptible variance contingent on calibre vagaries PCCs. As such, recommendations are made strengthen arrangements ensure robustly held Specifically, Home Secretary encouraged review Policing Protocol Order issue an Accountability Code Practice.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1752-4512', '1752-4520']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab012