RT Article
T1 The diffusion of police innovation: A case study of problem-oriented policing in England and Wales
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 24
IS 4
SP 397
OP 405
A1 Bullock, Karen 1976-
A2 Sidebottom, Aiden
A2 Laycock, Gloria
A2 Tilley, Nick 1947-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1822869765
AB There is significant evidence demonstrating that when done well, problem-oriented policing is associated with meaningful reductions in crime and public safety concerns. And yet, history shows that the implementation and delivery of problem-oriented policing is challenging, and that police organisations have generally not adopted it and even when they try to it is often rejected over time. This article draws on the concept of ‘diffusion of innovation’ (Rogers, E. (2003) Diffusion of Innovations, 5th edn. New York: Free Press) to unpick aspects of the processes through which problem-oriented policing has been adopted or otherwise among police forces in England and Wales. This article shows how factors related to the nature of problem-oriented policing – notably its incompatibility with prevailing norms and values of the police service, its complexity and unobservability – have influenced its adoption. Implications are also discussed.
K1 Police Reform
K1 Innovation
K1 problem-oriented policing
K1 Diffusion
DO 10.1177/14613557221106084