Exploring the 'Copper's Nose' and the discourse surrounding its perceived existence, value and impact on policing in the UK

在警察内部，存在着一种围绕一种正统现象的论述：警察的直觉超出了非警察文职同行的理解，俗称为“铜鼻子”。由于缺乏非正式的定义，没有有效的操作参数，将这一现象应用到实践中是不系统的、没有文件记录的，与EBP的论述不符。这项拟议的论文将使用定性的方法进行一项大规模的研究，探索在职英国警察对“铜鼻子”一词的理解，并将首次在世界任何地方正式记录“铜鼻子”作为警察中一个具体和公认的术语的存在。通过记录这一现象的存在，产生了一个宝贵的路线图，从中可以解决警察参与EBP话语的顽固态度；可以衡量以前没有记录的文化影响；以及更好地解释警察的决策。此外，通过在概念模型的同时对“铜鼻子”进行正式定义，将鼓励有意识的意识，这将在现有研究的基础上，提高决策的速度、准确性和信心，同时确保问责和加强保障。这项提议已经引起了几个英国部队和警察学院的兴趣，并有了更广泛的国际合作空间。

Within policing, there exists a discourse surrounding an orthodox phenomenon: that police officers have intuition beyond the comprehension of their non-police officer civilian counterparts, colloquially known as the 'Copper's Nose'. Lacking informal definition, and without valid operating parameters, the application of this phenomenon into practice is unsystematic, undocumented and at odds with EBP discourse. The proposed thesis will use qualitative methods to conduct a large-scale study exploring the views of serving UK police officers on their understanding of the term, the 'Copper's Nose', and would record formally, for the first time anywhere in the world, the perceived existence of the 'Copper's Nose' as a specific and recognised term in policing. By documenting the existence of the phenomenon, an invaluable roadmap is produced from which recalcitrance of officers to engage in EBP discourse can be addressed; previously undocumented cultural impacts can be measured; and the decision-making of police officers better accounted for. Further, by producing a formal definition of the 'Copper's Nose' alongside a concept model, conscious awareness would be encouraged which, based on existing research, would lead to improved speed, accuracy and confidence in decision-making, whilst ensuring accountability and enhancing safeguarding. The proposal has gained the interest of several UK forces and the College of Policing, with wider scope to collaborate internationally.