About the Book
Police leaders possess a plethora of rich experiences and practical and theoretical knowledge that provides fascinating insights into the current state of policing around the world. While observers’ opinions of ongoing developments in policing are well known, it is rare to get an insider’s glimpse of how police leaders themselves assess these advances. Through in-depth and exceptionally thoughtful interviews with highly placed police leaders and administrators, Trends in Policing: Interviews with Police Leaders Across the Globe presents cross-cultural perspectives on the organizational structure, leadership, functions, public projects, training, culture, and societal context of police worldwide.
A broad spectrum of police philosophies from over a dozen countries
This elite group of leaders and the learned researchers who interview them address the fundamental contextual changes that add layers of complexity to police work. Covering an extensive range of topics, the interviews include the experiences, opinions, and preferences of men and women who individually and as a group possess a vast array of knowledge pertaining to the problems and prospects of policing. While examining current trends, they discuss the future role of police in a world in which policing issues transcend national borders.
A fruitful collaboration between practitioners and academics
Through discussions with those actively engaged in policing, this book bridges the gap between research and practice. While police leaders are not usually accustomed to reflecting and writing on their experiences, the thoughtful interview style of the researchers assists the practitioners in defining their views, forming a cohesive volume rich with the wisdom of experience and the context of analysis.
Table of Contents:
Introduction. Interview with Ken Moroney, Commissioner of New South Wales Police, Australia. Interview with Additional Deputy Inspector General Md. Mazharul Hoque, Community Policing Pioneer of the Bangladesh Police Force. Interview with Dr. Jos ariano Beltrame, Security Secretary, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interview with Dr. Bev Busson, Commissioner (Retired), Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Interview with Felipe Harboe Bascu an,Undersecretary of The Interior, Government of Chile. Interview with Police Director Heinz-Ludwig Leding (Ret.), Former Police Chief of the Supreme Police School of the Federal State of North-Rhine-Westphalia in M nster, Germany. Interview with Commissioner of Police George Asiamah, Ghana National Police Service. Interview with Police Lieutenant General Dr. J zsef Bencze, High Commissioner, Hungarian National Police. Interview with Kiran Bedi, Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development, Indian Police Service, New Delhi. Interview with Odd Berner Malme, Police Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations. Interview with Aleksander Jev ek, Senior Criminal Police Superintendent, Director of Criminal Police Directorate, General Police Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia. Interview with Director Jeremy Vearey of the South African Police Service, Mitchell‘s Plain, Cape Town, South Africa. Interview with Dr. Monica Bonfanti, Chief of the Geneva Cantonal Police, Switzerland. Interview with President Ing-Dan Shieh, Central Police University, Taiwan, ROC. Interview with David Coleman, Chief Constable, Derbyshire Constabulary, UK. Interview with Harold L. Hurtt, Chief of Police, City of Houston Police Department, Houston, Texas, USA. Interview with Chief Gary L. Vest, President of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, USA. Appendix: Suggested Guidelines for Interviewers International Police Executive Symposium (IPES). Index.
Review :
" ... a resource of immense value to academic analysts of policing philosophies, leadership, contemporary change and likely futures, as well as to policy-makers and practitioners who wish to have a sense of where the leaders in their field have come from and are going." -Robert Reiner, London School of Economics, Professor Emeritus
