The re-professionalization of the police in England and Wales
In this article contemporary police claims to professional status are analysed and related to a new structure of police regulation in England and Wales. It is argued that the notion of the police as a profession is not new and, unlike police and academic commentary, analysis of this subject should d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 588-604 |
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| Summary: | In this article contemporary police claims to professional status are analysed and related to a new structure of police regulation in England and Wales. It is argued that the notion of the police as a profession is not new and, unlike police and academic commentary, analysis of this subject should draw on sociological understandings of professions. The wider policy context within which claims to professionalization are made is also considered. A new, loosely coupled system of regulation has been developed in England and Wales. Policing’s professional body, the College of Policing, is central to this regulatory framework that has placed government at a distance from constabularies and police representative associations. Finally, some of the consequences of the hybrid system are considered and benefits of the framework of analysis proposed are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1748-8966 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1748895817690214 |