What really works? Academia and the professionalisation of policing

5th October 2016Dr Emma Williams, Open University Centre for Policing Research & Learning 2 Comments

What is the proper relationship between police and academia? Could a focus on 'what works' endanger the development of reflective practice? And could the growth in programmes being offered by universities in police-related subjects risk the commodification of policing? Emma Williams of Canterbury Christ Church University examines the evolving relationship between policing and the academy.

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