What Matters in Policing?: Change, Values and Leadership in Turbulent Times

Policing is at a turbulent turning point: the pace of change is accelerating with renewed emphasis on crime reduction yet with austerity. This topical book examines what matters in policing, rather than just what works. It compares the implications of restructuring in the UK and The Netherlands, also in the USA, regarding police systems, policing paradigms and research knowledge. The authors, who cover both academia and practice, focus particularly on dilemmas for police leadership relating to strategy, values and operational command. With a foreword by Peter Neyround, University of Cambridge, it argues for developing confident and competent leadership and also provide a comprehensive paradigm to chart policing in the future while retaining trust. It is accessibly written for academics, practitioners, policy makers and students in diverse societies.

Auke van Dijk is a strategic policy advisor (Dutch National Police) working on strategy, critical debate and values, organizational development and redesigning police leadership training

Frank Hoogewoning is a strategic policy advisor (Dutch National Police) working on anti-social behaviour, order maintenance, vulnerable groups, strategy and redesigning police leadership training

Maurice Punch (London School of Economics) has taught, researched and published widely in the UK, US and Netherlands on policing, police corruption and corporate crime