Tag: Barry Loveday
The current configuration of personnel within police forces now calls for radical reform
The police service has come under strain from funding and personnel reductions over recent years, despite the surprise of the recent Autumn Statement freezing spending. Here, Barry Loveday responds to a new HMIC report which suggests, amongst other things, a ‘policing degree’, greater expertise in cyber crime, and changing the dominant policing paradigm from capacity […]
Back to the future by way of an Independent (Police) Commission: The Stevens Report in effect only pursues an established police agenda
Lord Stevens’ review of policing included a call for the abolition of the elected Police and Crime Commissioners. Barry Loveday thinks it unsurprising this proposal has emanated from a number of current and former chief constables. In this post he questions the potential bias in the views collected by the Stevens commission. Similar PostsDespite the manner of their election, […]
Despite the manner of their election, Police and Crime Commissioners are bringing about a significant change in the governance of the police
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections in November 2012 marked a historic change in the democratic accountability of police services in England and Wales. Barry Loveday considers why public enthusiasm for the elections was so low, and goes on to assess the early performance of PCCs in office. Despite their limited electoral mandates, he finds, […]
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