| ID | 122169 |
| Title Proper | Electing police and crime commissions |
| Other Title Information | the challenges and opportunities of the new role |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gilmore, Margaret |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In mid-November 2012, elections will be held in each police force area in England and
Wales, apart from London, for the post of police and crime commissioner. Senior police
officers suggest it will be the biggest shake-up since the first police force was established
by Sir Robert Peel in the early nineteenth century. The government believes the new PCCs
will empower local communities to decide policing priorities in their areas; critics fear
the move is politicising policing and may prove detrimental to national policing needs.
Margaret Gilmore investigates the challenges and the likely impact of this new approach |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.5; Oct-Nov 2012: p.6-11 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 157, No.5; Oct-Nov 2012: p.6-11 |
| Key Words | England ; Elections - 2012 ; Police Force ; Police and Crime commissioner ; Robert Peel ; Accountability ; Strategy ; Politicisation ; Wales ; Crime |