• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: A National Police Service: Any Day Now?
  • Beteiligte: Donnelly, Daniel; Scott, Kenneth B.; Wilkie, Roy
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2002
  • Erschienen in: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/0032258x0207500402
  • ISSN: 0032-258X; 1740-5599
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p> Policing in the UK is moving towards more central control than ever before in its history, at the expense of a strong tripartite system, which seems to exist in name only. The evolving national network in England and Wales has a statutory foundation, while Scotland has adopted a mainly nonstatutory approach to central control, although this should change with new legislation in 2003. </jats:p><jats:p> The potential for further centralisation in Scotland remains high because of the nation's size and new devolved constitutional position. The key question for all concerned in the UK, and particularly in Scotland, is what system of policing do we wish to have: a national service; a regional system; or the status quo? The answer can be found only after open public debate takes place. </jats:p>