Citation

Westmarland L. Glob. Crime 2016; 17(3-4): 352-369.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17440572.2016.1179630

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In terms of governance, British policing seems to arise from a history of local traditions influenced more recently by centralist managerial demands. A creeping process of privatisation has led social scientists to argue that patterns of governance in British policing are changing in several directions. This has included the way police officers not only are challenged, but also challenge these changing modes of governance in terms of ethical codes of behaviour. There is evidence that police officers, as meaningful actors, have made attempts to diverge from these strictures and have forged their own ways, via their cultural knowledge and practices, to 'do policing', rather than relying upon codes of practice or rules and regulations.

Language: en