Leading Policing in Europe
An Empirical Study of Strategic Police Leadership
By Bryn Caless and Steve Tong
Published
Jan 18, 2017Page count
296 pagesISBN
978-1447315742Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 1, 2015Page count
296 pagesISBN
978-1447315728Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
296 pagesISBN
978-1447321200Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jun 1, 2016Page count
296 pagesISBN
978-1447321217Imprint
Policy Press
Leading Policing in Europe
Little is known about those at the command end of policing in Europe. Over the last two years, Bryn Caless and Steve Tong have had unique access to those at the top of Europe's police forces, obtaining detailed comments from more than a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries and presenting, for the first time, information about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing. Building on research conducted in the UK, this is a timely and unparalleled insight into a little-known elite in the law-enforcement world.
"An original contribution, coming at a watershed in European policing (with centralisation, narrowing of mandate, changes in recruitment and governance, and austerity), which provides valuable material and fresh insights in an under-researched area” Maurice Punch, London School of Economics and Political Science
“Providing insights into the professional life of top police leaders, this book makes for interesting reading and details the lessons to be learned as well as encouraging readers to think about leadership as both an art and a science.” Ferenc Bánfi, Director of CEPOL/European Police College, Hungary
Bryn Caless is Senior Lecturer, Law and Criminal Justice Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University. He specialises in elite studies of policing and police accountability and has written Policing at the Top (Policy Press, 2011) on chief police officers in England and Wales. He is currently researching Police & Crime Commissioners.
Steve Tong is Director of Policing & Criminal Justice in the School of Law, Criminal Justice & Computing at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He has published widely with research interests in police learning and development, professionalization, criminal investigation and police leadership.
Introduction;
European policing in context;
Getting to the top: the selection and appointment of strategic police leaders in Europe;
Accountability;
Relationships and influences;
The preference for cooperative bilateralism among European strategic police leaders;
The challenges facing European policing today;
Conclusion.
