EVALUATING A DECADE OF REFORM POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
EVALUATING A DECADE OF REFORM POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Summary/Abstract: The abolition of the local police authorities responsible for the security of theEnglish and Welsh communities and the appointment of the elected Police andCrime Commissioners in their place is one of the most interesting and thor-oughly debated reforms of local structures by the Conservative Party in the lastten years. The new authority, responsible for setting local safety priorities, hasbeen equipped with relatively broad supervisory powers over the local policeforces. As a decade has just passed since the reform had been introduced it offersan opportunity to evaluate the decisions that had been taken.

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