Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work

<p>The thesis examines the coordination of public police organizations in an intra-national setting through interviews and observations with police officers and managers in multiple organizations in the Lower Mainland, BC, Canada, alongside documentary analysis of local, national and provincia...

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Main Author: Giacomantonio, CJ
Other Authors: Loader, I
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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description <p>The thesis examines the coordination of public police organizations in an intra-national setting through interviews and observations with police officers and managers in multiple organizations in the Lower Mainland, BC, Canada, alongside documentary analysis of local, national and provincial law, policy and protocols relating to coordination. It produces a qualitative and inductive analysis of how police coordinate both within and between agencies, examining ‘interstices’ between police units and using recent ‘integration’ initiatives between public police organizations in the Lower Mainland as a focal point. It develops a recent local history of police activity and organizational change in the region; a novel typology of police organizational boundaries grounded in open-systems organizational theory; and an account of the dynamics of inter-unit coordination based on empirical findings. The thesis then sets out a governance problem for police coordination, developing the argument that coordination work is unique work and needs to be treated as such for purposes of accountability, transparency and equity of police practice in a democratic society. This governance problem is applied to broader developments in police work in Anglo-American societies, and an intellectual framework for assessing police governance under coordination is advanced.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:4c85a7d4-4475-42a0-9fa1-226baaca43fc2024-12-08T10:58:38ZPolicing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police workThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:4c85a7d4-4475-42a0-9fa1-226baaca43fcCriminologyCriminology ? Security,Rights and JusticeCriminology ? Crime Control PolicyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2013Giacomantonio, CJLoader, I<p>The thesis examines the coordination of public police organizations in an intra-national setting through interviews and observations with police officers and managers in multiple organizations in the Lower Mainland, BC, Canada, alongside documentary analysis of local, national and provincial law, policy and protocols relating to coordination. It produces a qualitative and inductive analysis of how police coordinate both within and between agencies, examining ‘interstices’ between police units and using recent ‘integration’ initiatives between public police organizations in the Lower Mainland as a focal point. It develops a recent local history of police activity and organizational change in the region; a novel typology of police organizational boundaries grounded in open-systems organizational theory; and an account of the dynamics of inter-unit coordination based on empirical findings. The thesis then sets out a governance problem for police coordination, developing the argument that coordination work is unique work and needs to be treated as such for purposes of accountability, transparency and equity of police practice in a democratic society. This governance problem is applied to broader developments in police work in Anglo-American societies, and an intellectual framework for assessing police governance under coordination is advanced.</p>
spellingShingle Criminology
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Criminology ? Crime Control Policy
Giacomantonio, CJ
Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title_full Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title_fullStr Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title_full_unstemmed Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title_short Policing integration: the inter- and intra-organizational coordination of police work
title_sort policing integration the inter and intra organizational coordination of police work
topic Criminology
Criminology ? Security,Rights and Justice
Criminology ? Crime Control Policy
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