Kassem, Rasha and Erken, Engin
In their own words: Police officers’ insights on identifying and overcoming contemporary policing challenges - International Review of Administrative Sciences - 91(1), Mar, 2025: p.130-149
This study uses semi-structured interviews to investigate 26 police officers’ insights on identifying and overcoming contemporary policing challenges in the UK. The findings reveal that the primary challenges include (a) public trust in the police, (b) police officers’ recruitment and retention, (c) resourcing and funding, (d) a lack of adequate training, (e) the undefined police role and (f) the prevention of complex crimes, mainly fraud and cybercrime. The study highlighted the reasons for these challenges and how they can be addressed, as seen through police officers’ eyes. The findings have implications for policing research, governance, leadership and legitimacy, which are later discussed.- Reproduced
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00208523241256029
Police integrity, Police legitimacy, Policing challenges, Public trust.
In their own words: Police officers’ insights on identifying and overcoming contemporary policing challenges - International Review of Administrative Sciences - 91(1), Mar, 2025: p.130-149
This study uses semi-structured interviews to investigate 26 police officers’ insights on identifying and overcoming contemporary policing challenges in the UK. The findings reveal that the primary challenges include (a) public trust in the police, (b) police officers’ recruitment and retention, (c) resourcing and funding, (d) a lack of adequate training, (e) the undefined police role and (f) the prevention of complex crimes, mainly fraud and cybercrime. The study highlighted the reasons for these challenges and how they can be addressed, as seen through police officers’ eyes. The findings have implications for policing research, governance, leadership and legitimacy, which are later discussed.- Reproduced
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00208523241256029
Police integrity, Police legitimacy, Policing challenges, Public trust.