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Book SynopsisEvolving modes of delivery and new technologies are changing the way society holds police officers to account. This much-needed new book from criminology professor Michael Rowe, part of the Key Themes in Policing' series, explores issues of governance, discipline and transparency to set out a new agenda for modern-day accountability.
Trade Review"This topical book achieves a holistic analysis of the shifting parameters of police accountability in the 21st century; it will be required reading for both students and scholars of policing studies." David Baker, University of Liverpool
“This very welcome book from a renowned policing scholar addresses urgent issues of inequality, privatisation, Big Data and AI innovation, which are affecting processes of police governance and accountability in new and complex ways. It is a ‘must-read’.” John McDaniel, University of Wolverhampton
Table of ContentsPolice Accountability in the 21st Century, New Wine, New Bottles?; Principles and Purposes of Accountability; Governance and Politics of Policing; Complaints and Discipline; Science, Evidence and Police Accountability in the Age of Big Data; Internal Management and Leadership; Transparency and the External Gaze; Police Accountability and the Problem of the Public.
