RT Article
T1 The challenges of change: Exploring the dynamics of police reform in Scotland
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 21
IS 4
SP 196
OP 205
A1 Fyfe, Nicholas R. 1962-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1793740070
AB Despite a long tradition of pessimism regarding the scope for meaningful change in police practices, recent structural reforms to police organizations in several European countries suggest that significant change in policing is possible. Drawing on recent research into the establishment and consequences of a national police force in Scotland, this article uses instrumental, cultural and myth perspectives taken from organization theory to examine how change happened and with what effects. It highlights how police reform involves a complex interplay between the strategic aims of government, the cultural norms of police organizations and the importance of alignment with wider views about the nature of the public sector. The article concludes by identifying a set of wider lessons from the experience of organizational change in policing.
K1 Police Reform
K1 Organizational Change
DO 10.1177/1461355719889463