{"product_id":"policing-at-the-top-9781447300151","title":"Policing at the top","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChief police officers make far-reaching strategic command decisions about policing, armed responses, operations against criminals and allocation of resources yet they are often unknown even to their forces. In this ground-breaking social study, Bryn Caless presents their frank and sometimes controversial views.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In short, this is an excellent book which is sure to become a standard text in the area of policing studies and criminology\/criminal justice studies more widely.' - LSE Politics and Policy blog\u003cbr\u003e“I found Policing at the Top a wonderful, accessible, very interesting, and timely read. Although it is about the British police it has the capacity to significantly benefit those interested in police and policing in other contexts. It is a very much needed and in many respects ground-braking piece of work that delivers on the promise of its title. This is a work that Caless should be congratulated on, and one that is destined to be an essential book in police studies.” Professor Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Teeside University\u003cbr\u003e“brings out issues to non-police readers very well”, Richard Wilson,  Goodreads review\u003cbr\u003e\"Having known Bryn Caless for many years, I knew, on hearing he was putting pen to paper, that the reader would be in for a thoroughly researched and thought provoking examination of \"policing at the top\".  You won't be disappointed.  Whether scholar, commentator, police professional or interested observer, this book will prove a fascinating read and a welcome addition to this area of study.\" Jim Barker-McCardle, Chief Constable, Essex Police\u003cbr\u003e\"A revealing, rigorous insight into the lives and perspectives of contemporary chief police officers. It reports on interviews with nearly a hundred of today's chiefs, and features their own accounts of their experiences and problems. A valuable and fascinating contribution to the understanding of 21st century policing as seen by those responsible for shaping its current and future practices.\" Robert Reiner, London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: the notion of the 'top cop'; Cloning or culture? The selection and appointment process for chief officers; 'The golden finger': Getting and keeping the top jobs; The challenge of leadership in the police; Oversight and chief officers' relationships with police authorities, directly elected police crime commissioners, HMIC and the Home Office; On the nature of experience and exclusivity: the police 'closed shop'; The future of policing.","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408482410839,"sku":"9781447300151","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447300151.jpg?v=1730503064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/policing-at-the-top-9781447300151","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}