Junior partners or equal partners? Civilian investigators and the blurred boundaries of police detective work
Junior partners or equal partners? Civilian investigators and the blurred boundaries of police detective work
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初级合伙人还是平等合伙人?
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2019
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通讯作者:
Lindsey Rice
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作者:
Lindsey Rice
ABSTRACT Fuelled by the declining numbers of warranted detectives and growing demand for non-traditional skill-sets within the police in England and Wales, non-warranted Civilian Investigators (CIs) were introduced by the Police Reform Act 2002 to enhance the police’s investigative capacity. In the absence of existing research on CIs, this paper uses the junior partner thesis as an analytical lens through which to examine the nature of the CI role relative to that of warranted detectives. Findings point to an evolving ‘equal partner’ role for CIs, resulting in an expansive occupational remit which belies their place in the formal police organisational hierarchy as the complementary ‘junior partners’ of detectives. The article concludes by arguing for better accommodation of the CI role/remit within the police organisational infrastructure. Developing effective training and progression opportunities for CIs are essential if the police are to retain both their specialist skills-sets and the organisational memory they represent.
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2.6
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Robinson G
通讯作者:
Robinson G