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6 results foundAuthor: Mackenzie, Simon Title: Community Policing: A Review of the Evidence Summary: This report: (1) Examines the history of the concept of community policing (CP); (2) Studies some of the definitions of the concept that have been offered by leading policing scholars; (3) Looks at how the concept is implemented in other jurisdictions beyond Scotland; (4) Highlights CP's local roots in the dvelopment of policing styles to complement Scottish communities; (5) Reviews the international evidence on what works in CP; and (6) Makes some recommendations for a useful program of research to develop the understanding of CP in the Scottish context. Details: Edinburgh: Scottish Government Social Research, 2009. 56p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 117568 Keywords: Community Policing (Scotland)Policing (Scotland) |
Author: Stewart Research Title: Civilianisation of Police in Scotland: Final Report Summary: Over the past decade UK legislation has increasingly allowed for the civilianisation of ‘police roles’, whereby officers can be released from nonoperational technical or administrative tasks which do not require their expertise. Although there have been moves towards civilianisation in Scotland since the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, recent interest has been largely due to a commitment by the Scottish Government to recruit 1000 extra police officers and an inquiry by the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee into police resources. In terms of WTE (whole time equivalent), police staffs comprise 28% of all police personnel in Scotland. In comparison, the figure for England & Wales is 32% (excluding Police Community Support Officers). The overall numbers of WTE/FTE staff, however, have declined over the period March 2007-June 2008. In contrast with police officers, most police staffs are females (64% compared to 23%). There is appreciable variation across police forces in Scotland in terms of the proportions of police staffs they employ and their gender balance. Despite being the largest police force, Strathclyde Police has the lowest proportion of WTE police staffs in Scotland. Police Staffs roles are multifunctional and diverse. They mainly operate in corporate and administrative support roles in functions such as intelligence, information technology and human resources. There are also increasing numbers of staff taking on operational roles in areas such as custody and detention, investigation and surveillance. The roles of police staffs are largely determined by individual police forces. This has led to a ‘patchwork’ or variable use of police staffs across forces where they have been used to suit local policing needs. In Scotland, police staffs largely occupy corporate (27%) and administrative and support (61%) roles. Just over a tenth of police staffs are in operational roles (12%), though this is higher in some forces. This research report highlights that the civilianisation process has developed differently across each police force. One example of this is the role of dispatchers, while one force employs only officers for this duty, another employs only civilian staff. Similarly the percentage of civilian posts within forces varies from 25% to 33% of all staff employed. As well as the scope to expand civilianisation across existing police roles, the research highlighted the possibility of introducing Police Community Support Officers to Scotland. (Excerpts from summary of report) Details: Glasgow: UNISON Scotland, 2009. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 23, 2010 at: http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/police/CivilianisationofPoliceFinalReport.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/police/CivilianisationofPoliceFinalReport.pdf Shelf Number: 119672 Keywords: Police Administration (Scotland)Police Agencies (Scotland)Policing (Scotland) |
Author: Bryan, Ruth Title: Research Support for a Consultation on the Future of Policing in Scotland Summary: This report presents an analysis of the responses to the consultation on the future of the police service in Scotland. The report also includes analysis of focus groups held to explore the views of the public on the consultation. Details: Edinburgh: Scottish Government Social Research, 2011. 59p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 6, 2011 at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/06/20115001/0 Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/06/20115001/0 Shelf Number: 121977 Keywords: Police ReformPolicing (Scotland) |
Author: Ipsos MORI, Scotland Title: Best Value in the Police: Research report for Audit Scotland and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland Summary: Ipsos MORI was commissioned by Audit Scotland (on behalf of the Accounts Commission for Scotland) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland, to conduct an independent review of the pilot Best Value Audit and Inspections of Police. The research covered the following themes: attitudes towards joint audit and inspection; the set up and overview process; the on-site audit and inspection process; the audit and inspection team; and the audit and inspection report. The review was conducted through in depth interviews with chief constables, senior police officers and elected members in pilot police forces and authorities, as well as with national stakeholders. Additionally, a workshop was held with members of the audit and inspection teams. All fieldwork was carried out between February and April 2010. Details: Edinburgh: Audit Scotland, 2010. 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 6, 2012 at: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/best_value/2010/bv_100823_police_evaluation.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/best_value/2010/bv_100823_police_evaluation.pdf Shelf Number: 123994 Keywords: Costs of Criminal JusticePolice PerformancePolicing (Scotland) |
Author: Hunter, Janine Title: Police and Community Perceptions of the Operation and Impact of the Community Engagement Model in Fife Summary: In 2008 Fife Constabulary introduced the Community Engagement Model (CEM), a new community policing model based broadly on the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) and its core elements of community engagement meetings, decentralization of responsibility, and the adoption of a problem‐solving approach. A dedicated Community Policing Division and specific community policing teams were established across the force area, each area having one or two dedicated community officers who hold regular community engagement meetings at which local priorities are determined, and actions to resolve problems are reviewed. This report combines the findings of two phases of research into the CEM. Phase one, an examination of police officers’ perceptions of the operation and impact of the community engagement model, was carried out between January and April 2011. Based on interviews with officers in two adjacent but contrasting case study areas (North East Fife and Levenmouth), this qualitative study provides an insight into officers’ perceptions of where and why the CEM is working well and identifies areas where they have concerns. Phase two, carried out between June and December 2011, sought to examine community perceptions of the operation and impact of their Community Engagement Model, again using Levenmouth and North East Fife as case study areas. The part of the report is based on largely qualitative data drawn from observations at 18 CEM meetings, semi‐structured interviews with 11 community participants, a self‐completion questionnaire for CEM meeting attendees (completed by 130 attendees) and analysis of attendance sheets for seven meetings in eight locations (56 meetings in total) and other Fife Constabulary data. Details: Dundee, Scotland: Scottish Institute for Policing, 2012. 70p. Research, 2012. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 6, 2012 at: http://www.sipr.ac.uk/downloads/FifeCEM.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.sipr.ac.uk/downloads/FifeCEM.pdf Shelf Number: 125870 Keywords: Community PolicingPolice-Community RelationsPolicing (Scotland)Problem-Solving Approach |
Author: Police Scotland Title: Equality and Diversity in Police Scotland 2013 Summary: Leadership on equality and diversity has long been recognised as critical in building the necessary cultures and behaviours within the workplace to ensure we deliver a high quality service relevant to people's needs. The ability to influence and provide guidance is necessary at all levels within the organisation, in our staff associations and also from those we regard as 'critical friends' and work in partnership with. Over the past 15 years, national governance and leadership has been at the forefront of key strategic developments in equality and diversity. The direction of the service was set by a national committee of senior executive officers, chaired by a chief constable, who met on a quarterly basis. The committee were supported in these actions by many subgroups that progressed actions and activities by issue or equality group. At a local level, within each legacy force, deputy chief constables traditionally had responsibility for championing equality and diversity. They set up governance/support structures that met their local needs and allowed them to positively influence service delivery and people matters. These structures have evolved from being bodies that focused on race issues to consideration of the protected characteristics and mainstreaming requirements. Individual forces were then held to account for delivery in equality and diversity matters by elected members of the local authority fulfilling their statutory duty as a police authority or joint police board. Since 2003, this scrutiny has come under the auspices of delivering best value, our requirement to show continuous improvement and consider equality of opportunity in all that we do. In the recently published overview report of Best Value in police authorities and police forces in Scotland, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland and Audit Scotland concluded that: 'Scottish police forces have demonstrated clear leadership of their equality agendas and taken actions, such as equality impact assessments, to address equality issues. This is reflected in their workforces becoming more diverse.' Details: Edinburgh: Police Scotland, 2013. 52p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 23, 2015 at: http://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/foi-documents/diversityandequalityinpolicescotlandreportfinal?view=Standard Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/foi-documents/diversityandequalityinpolicescotlandreportfinal?view=Standard Shelf Number: 134668 Keywords: Police Recruitment and SelectionPolicing (Scotland) |