Caless: 3 books
Police and Crime Commissioners
The transformation of police accountability
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives whose role is to ensure that police forces in England and Wales are running effectively. Intended to bring a public voice to policing and hold the police to account, the holders of this controversial role also control budgets and strategic...
Leading policing in Europe
An empirical study of strategic police leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Little is known about those at the command end of policing in Europe. Over the last two years, Bryn Caless and Steve Tong have had unique access to those at the top of Europe's police forces, obtaining detailed comments from more than a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries and presenting,...
Policing at the top
The roles, values and attitudes of chief police officers
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2011
Chief police officers are often shadowy enigmas, even to members of their own forces, yet they make far-reaching strategic command decisions about policing, armed responses, operations against criminals and allocation of resources. What is their background? Where do they come from? How are chief officers...