WEEK 4: THE POLICE
• Organisation of the Police in England
& Wales
• Policing as Crime Control
• Policing as Order Maintenance
• Neighbourhood Policing
• Zero Tolerance Policing
• Critiques & ‘Crisis’ in Policing
, THE ORGANISATION OF POLICING IN E&W
• There are currently 43 police forces in England and Wales, 41 provisional force
and the Metropolitan and City of London Police.
• Other ‘public’ forces: the British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary an
the Ministry of Defence Police.
• Size varies considerably: The Metropolitan Police is the largest police force in t
UK with more than 43,000 officers and staff, and 25% of the total police budge
for England and Wales. Suffolk Constabulary employs approximately 1100 polic
officers, 940 members of police staff, and 240 Special Constables.
• All forces share a rank structure, officers enter as constable (see next slide).
• Also, two other types of ‘officer’: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) an
the Special Constable.
,THE RANK STRUCTURE OF BRITISH POLICIN
, SENIOR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• In England and Wales, the Home
Secretary answers to Parliament and
the public for the provision of and
efficient and effective Police Service.
• The Chief Constable/Commissioner of
a force is responsible for delivering
policing services.
• In London, the Mayor’s Office for
Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has
responsibility for the governance of
the Metropolitan Police Service.
Home Secretary Open Letter to
Leaders of the Police for
England and Wales
, POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS (PCC
• The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government introduced Police and Crime
Commissioners (PCCs) to ‘make police more accountable through oversight by a directly elect
individual, who will be subject to strict checks and balances by locally elected representatives
• The first elections took place in 2012 and are held in every 4 years.
• The core functions of PCCs are to secure the maintenance of an effective police force within t
area, and to hold the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the police and crime plan
• PCCs hold the police fund from which all policing is financed. The bulk of funding for the polic
fund comes from the Home Office in the form of annual grant.
• Shortly after their election to office, a Police and Crime Commissioner must produce a ‘Police
Crime Plan’. It must include their objectives for policing, resources provided to the Chief
Constable and plan for measuring the performance.
Role of the PCC (Association of PCCs)
• Organisation of the Police in England
& Wales
• Policing as Crime Control
• Policing as Order Maintenance
• Neighbourhood Policing
• Zero Tolerance Policing
• Critiques & ‘Crisis’ in Policing
, THE ORGANISATION OF POLICING IN E&W
• There are currently 43 police forces in England and Wales, 41 provisional force
and the Metropolitan and City of London Police.
• Other ‘public’ forces: the British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary an
the Ministry of Defence Police.
• Size varies considerably: The Metropolitan Police is the largest police force in t
UK with more than 43,000 officers and staff, and 25% of the total police budge
for England and Wales. Suffolk Constabulary employs approximately 1100 polic
officers, 940 members of police staff, and 240 Special Constables.
• All forces share a rank structure, officers enter as constable (see next slide).
• Also, two other types of ‘officer’: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) an
the Special Constable.
,THE RANK STRUCTURE OF BRITISH POLICIN
, SENIOR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• In England and Wales, the Home
Secretary answers to Parliament and
the public for the provision of and
efficient and effective Police Service.
• The Chief Constable/Commissioner of
a force is responsible for delivering
policing services.
• In London, the Mayor’s Office for
Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has
responsibility for the governance of
the Metropolitan Police Service.
Home Secretary Open Letter to
Leaders of the Police for
England and Wales
, POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS (PCC
• The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government introduced Police and Crime
Commissioners (PCCs) to ‘make police more accountable through oversight by a directly elect
individual, who will be subject to strict checks and balances by locally elected representatives
• The first elections took place in 2012 and are held in every 4 years.
• The core functions of PCCs are to secure the maintenance of an effective police force within t
area, and to hold the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the police and crime plan
• PCCs hold the police fund from which all policing is financed. The bulk of funding for the polic
fund comes from the Home Office in the form of annual grant.
• Shortly after their election to office, a Police and Crime Commissioner must produce a ‘Police
Crime Plan’. It must include their objectives for policing, resources provided to the Chief
Constable and plan for measuring the performance.
Role of the PCC (Association of PCCs)
