POLICING FOR THE PEOPLE

Davis David

Economic Affairs, 2007, vol. 27, issue 4, 39-43

Abstract: Increased spending on law and order over the last decade has not been matched by reductions in crime. The government's claim to have reduced crime does not reflect reality and the public know this. The way to rebuild public confidence and tackle crime is to put more police officers back on the streets. This article argues that in order to do this, four key reforms of the police are needed: a reduction in bureaucracy and central intervention; greater accountability to local communities; more co‐operation between forces; and the modernisation of working practices.

Date: 2007
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