Accounting for the Police: The New Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
Accounting for the Police: The New Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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警察会计：英格兰和威尔士新任警察和犯罪专员
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2013
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K. Smith
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R. Mawby;K. Smith
2012年11月，英格兰和威尔士成立了警察和犯罪专员（PCCs），取代了以前的警察当局，引入了一种新的机制来追究警察的责任。本文在跨国背景下考虑新制度，认为PCC制度不同于其他涉及民选警察官员的制度。然而，其他国家的经验表明，使警察民主而不是官僚地问责存在固有的危险。在评估英格兰和威尔士新安排的潜力时，本文回顾了那些作为候选人的属性以及导致41个pcc选举的过程，这些pcc似乎代表了两个主要政党，警察和代表旧警察当局的选区，而不是他们的当地社区。
The creation of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales in November 2012, replacing the former Police Authorities, introduced a new mechanism for holding the police accountable. This article considers the new system in a cross-national context, arguing that the PCC system is distinct from other systems that involve elected police officials. Experience from other countries, however, suggests that there are inherent dangers in making the police democratically, rather than bureaucratically, accountable. In assessing the potential for the new arrangements in England and Wales, the article reviews the attributes of those who stood as candidates and the process that resulted in the election of 41 PCCs, who appear to represent the two main political parties, the police and the constituencies that represented the old Police Authorities, rather than their local communities.