Police Futures and Legitimacy: Redefining 'Good Policing'

Bradford, B., Jackson, J. and Hough, M., ‘Police Futures and Legitimacy: Redefining “Good Policing”’, in Brown, J. (ed.) Future of Policing, Oxon: Routledge, Forthcoming

18 Pages Posted: 5 Nov 2012 Last revised: 11 Mar 2013

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Ben Bradford

University College London - Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science

Jonathan Jackson

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Methodology

Mike Hough

King’s College London - Institute for Criminal Policy Research

Date Written: January 26, 2013

Abstract

This is an invited position paper for the Stevens' Independent Commission on the Future of Policing in England & Wales. At a time when many people are considering the future of policing, any consideration of policy and practice needs to consider the legitimacy of the police in the eyes of the policed, and through this the influence that police and other legal authorities can exert on the law-related behaviour of citizens. In this position paper we apply Tom Tyler's procedural justice model of policing to the specific context of England & Wales, focusing in particular on stop-and-search, order maintenance, and what constitutes success in policing.

Keywords: policing, legitimacy, procedural justice, policy design

JEL Classification: K40

Suggested Citation

Bradford, Ben and Jackson, Jonathan and Hough, Mike, Police Futures and Legitimacy: Redefining 'Good Policing' (January 26, 2013). Bradford, B., Jackson, J. and Hough, M., ‘Police Futures and Legitimacy: Redefining “Good Policing”’, in Brown, J. (ed.) Future of Policing, Oxon: Routledge, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2171394 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2171394

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Mike Hough

King’s College London - Institute for Criminal Policy Research ( email )

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