The challenges of police governance and accountability have been rising up the agenda of
policy makers, police chiefs, NGOs at local, national and international levels, diverse …

The principle of 'reasonable suspicion'aims to prevent the abuse of the police power to stop,
search and arrest and to increase accountability. The lack of a 'reasonable …

As the Global North experiences a real or manufactured crisis in asylum, deterrence has
become the central plank in border control policies. Following a resurgence of boat arrivals …

This article examines the implementation of the UK's 'P revent S trategy'for countering
terrorist risks and threats. Informed by qualitative data, it critically assesses the perception …

This article explores the role of academic research in police reform efforts set against an
increasingly challenging public policy funding climate. It suggests that research evidence …

Shooting to Kill? Policing, Firearms and Armed Response explores the dilemma of armed
response policing in the UK, and policing in a gun culture. Offers the first critical exploration …

This book provides a unique insight into the way policing is performed. By embracing both
organizational management issues as well as operational police business such as crime …

This paper explores the socio-political dimensions of the strategies that have been
employed in the UK against Islamic terrorism following the attacks of 9/11/2001 in the United …

The notion of conflict prevention (CP) has a general appeal to most scholars within conflict
research. It implies that we might be able to avoid destructive conflicts through external …

The previous chapters have raised factors that can lead to extremism and terrorism,
discussed what extremist groups are seen as risks to society, how to try to prevent the …