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Making a unique contribution to the scholarship on democratic policing, this book adapts the concept of epistocracy to explore the role of knowledge and expertise in police governance and accountability.
A rigorous empirical analysis of the Scottish police governance arrangements following reform in 2013 is complemented with examples from other liberal democracies, situating the Scottish context in wider debates on democratic policing, localism, and the operational independence doctrine. The book provides a framework for knowledge-based working practices, showing how principles of democratic policing, such as equity and responsiveness, may be achieved in practice.
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Developments in Police Governance: From Democracy to Epistocracy
Chapter 3 – Scottish Police Reform and Localism
Chapter 4 – Paradoxes and Dilemmas: Operational Independence and Internal Governance
Chapter 5 – Institutionalising Epistocracy
Chapter 6 – Conclusion