Introduction to Policing

Professor Michael Rowe′s research interests have tended to focus on accountability and governance in policing, and the changing organisation and delivery of policing in relation to diversity, professionalisation, the application of Evidence Based Policing and the challenges of policing in a digital age. A recent project has explored the changing nature of visible policing in relation to the impact of police buildings, material culture and social media on public perceptions of legitimacy and authority, as well as on police officer and staff professional culture and identity. Other projects have examined innovative police responses to domestic violence, organisational and cultural change in the policing of adult sexual assault investigations and the ethical and governance challenges of using scientific research and AI technology in contemporary policing.  He is currently developing work exploring the policing of Anthropocentric climate change. He has published widely on these and related matters in the British Journal of Criminology, Policing and Society, Public Management Review, the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Criminology and Criminal Justice and many other journals. His books include Policing the Police (Policy Press, 2020) and Accountability in Policing: Contemporary Debates (Routledge, 2015, edited with Stuart Lister) and Introduction to Policing (Sage, 2018, third edition). He is editor of the International Journal of Police Science and Management.

• Chapter One: What is policing?Chapter Two: Historical origins and development of the police in England and WalesChapter Three: Police Powers: the legal frameworkChapter Four: Who Guards the Guards?Chapter Five: Community PolicingChapter Six: Police CultureChapter Seven: Policing DiversityChapter Eight: Global and Transnational PolicingChapter Nine: Criminal investigation and policingChapter Ten: Plural PolicingChapter Eleven: Smart Policing, Surveillance, IT and the Future of PolicingChapter Twelve: Conclusions: The Future of Policing

By considering recent internal, societal and technological challenges the police are facing this book offers important insights into how these issues impact on a number of key policing issues such as police culture, crime investigation and diversity. It covers a number of challenging issues relating to the use of data, technology and trustworthiness and how these impact on the police, providing an exciting update on several core police issues that have been debated over time.