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This book draws upon a range of theoretical and empirical research to explore contemporary debates about police leadership. Focusing upon leadership styles, ethics, integrity and professionalism, workforce diversity, legitimacy and accountability, it reviews the changing context and nature of leadership over time and explores the gains, losses, tensions and challenges that different leadership models bring to policing. Leadership is present at various levels within the police service and this collection reflects upon appropriate leadership qualities and requirements for different roles and at different ranks. The book also considers the difference between leadership and management in an attempt to capture fuller debates within police leadership. Part one surmises the contextual backdrop to current thinking and the primary challenges facing leadership in the police service. Part two highlights the changing face of leadership through an exploration of the call for greater diversity within the ranks of police leadership, and the final section examines police leadership beyond England and Wales. Through this, Police Leadership explores how the challenges facing police leadership in England and Wales share similarities with those in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Greece, North America, and Australia in the face of the pressures of political and economic uncertainty.
List of contents
1. Introduction, Pauline Ramshaw, Marisa Silvestri And Mark Simpson.- 2. Ethical Leadership In Policing: Towards A New Evidence-Based, Ethical Professionalism?, Peter Neyroud.- 3. Police Culture And Police Leadership, Tom Cockcroft.- 4. The Art Of 'Flexing'. Translating A New Vision Of Police Leadership From The Top, Pauline Ramshaw And Mark Simpson.- 5. Police Leadership And The Authority Of Rank: A Call For A Critical Perspective, Claire Davis.- 6. In Search Of Diversity: An Embodied Account Of Police Leadership, Marisa Silvestri.- 7. Leadership, Volunteering, And The Special Constabulary, Pauline Ramshaw.- 8. Changes To Police Leadership: The Legitimisation And The Challenges Of Direct Entry, Samantha Scott And Emma Williams.- 9. Contested Spaces: The Politics Of Strategic Police Leadership In Scotland, Kath Murray And Ali Malik.- 10. Leading In Liminal Space: The Challenge Of Policing In Northern Ireland, Joanne Murphy.- 11. The Weight Of History: Politics, Challenges And Leadership Between Tradition And Modernisation In The Hellenic Police, Georgios Papanicolaou.- 12. Police Leadership In The United States, Joseph Schaefer.- 13. Connected Policing: The Importance Of Social Capital And Boundary Spanning In Australian Police Leadership, Victoria Herrington, Deborah Blackman, Jacinta Carroll, And Christine Owen.- 14. Concluding Thoughts, Chief Sara Thornton.
About the author
Pauline Ramshaw is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. She has researched and published on a range of police related topics including community policing, special constable volunteers, women and policing, and police reform, modernisation and professionalization agendas.
Marisa Silvestri is Reader in Criminology at the University of Kent, UK. Her research explores the gendered dimensions of policing and police leadership. With a focus on critical diversities, her work develops more complex readings of police organisational culture. She is an executive committee member of the British Society of Criminology and is chair of its Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network.
Mark Simpson is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at Teesside University, UK. He has written and researched on a broad range of criminological issues including drug use, youth crime, policing and criminal justice interventions. He is a Fellow of the RSA.
Summary
This book draws upon a range of theoretical and empirical research to explore contemporary debates about police leadership. Focusing upon leadership styles, ethics, integrity and professionalism, workforce diversity, legitimacy and accountability, it reviews the changing context and nature of leadership over time and explores the gains, losses, tensions and challenges that different leadership models bring to policing. Leadership is present at various levels within the police service and this collection reflects upon appropriate leadership qualities and requirements for different roles and at different ranks. The book also considers the difference between leadership and management in an attempt to capture fuller debates within police leadership. Part one surmises the contextual backdrop to current thinking and the primary challenges facing leadership in the police service. Part two highlights the changing face of leadership through an exploration of the call for greater diversity within the ranks of police leadership, and the final section examines police leadership beyond England and Wales. Through this, Police Leadership explores how the challenges facing police leadership in England and Wales share similarities with those in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Greece, North America, and Australia in the face of the pressures of political and economic uncertainty.
