TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Strategic Perspectives on the Special Constabulary
AU - Callender, Matthew
AU - Britton, Iain
AU - Knight, Laura
N1 - No embargo - AAM can be made available as soon as it's published
PY - 2021/6/30
Y1 - 2021/6/30
N2 - This article explores senior and strategic perspectives on the volunteer Special Constabulary in England and Wales, based on thirty-eight interviews with senior police leaders. The strategic context and leadership of Special Constabularies represents an overlooked element of police leadership, given the scale and potential of volunteer officers to impact upon policing delivery and reform. The paper identifies tension between a traditional strategic paradigm that frames bounded expectations of the role of Special Constables, emphasising differences between them and their paid counterparts, and considerations of police reform which prompt different thinking in respect of practice, identity and integration of volunteer officers.
AB - This article explores senior and strategic perspectives on the volunteer Special Constabulary in England and Wales, based on thirty-eight interviews with senior police leaders. The strategic context and leadership of Special Constabularies represents an overlooked element of police leadership, given the scale and potential of volunteer officers to impact upon policing delivery and reform. The paper identifies tension between a traditional strategic paradigm that frames bounded expectations of the role of Special Constables, emphasising differences between them and their paid counterparts, and considerations of police reform which prompt different thinking in respect of practice, identity and integration of volunteer officers.
U2 - 10.1177/0032258X211028272
DO - 10.1177/0032258X211028272
M3 - Article
JO - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
JF - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
SN - 0032-258X
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