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

在警务领域，围绕着一种正统现象存在着一种讨论：警察的直觉超出了他们的非警察平民同行的理解，俗称“铜鼻子”。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，未记录的，与EBP话语不一致。拟议的论文将使用定性方法进行大规模研究，探索在职英国警察对“铜鼻子”一词的理解，并将正式记录，这是世界上第一次，“铜鼻子”作为警务中一个特定和公认的术语的感知存在。通过记录这种现象的存在，产生了一个宝贵的路线图，从中可以解决官员对参与EBP话语的抗拒；以前没有记录的文化影响可以衡量；警察的决策也应该得到更好的解释。此外，通过制定“铜鼻子”的正式定义以及概念模型，将鼓励有意识的意识，这将基于现有的研究，提高决策的速度、准确性和信心，同时确保问责制和加强保障。这一提议已经引起了英国几支部队和警务学院的兴趣，并有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.