Implementation fidelity in a loosely coupled system: the challenges of maintaining consistent ‘problem theory’ and ‘programme theory’ in a multi-force training pilot

This paper considers the organisational and institutional structures involved in the design and delivery of a police training pilot in England in 2015. The training pilot was implemented in six English police forces, and was developed by the College of Policing to improve police use of stop and sear...

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Main Author: Giacomantonio, Chris (Author)
Contributors: Litmanovitz, Yael
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Policing and society
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 6, Pages: 586-601
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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