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Abstract
Policing involves multiple non-negotiable situations based on extensive police powers and discretion, which inevitably leads to complaints from citizens. Over the past 25 years, several independent police complaint bodies (IPCBs) have been established in the UK, Germany and France to oversee police handling of complaints or to process complaints without police involvement, based on a variety of objectives. This paper compares these stated objectives in law and directives, formal descriptions of IPCBs, public inquiries, government reports as significantly reflecting core intentions and priorities behind IPCBs in the UK, Germany, and France, and identifies which objectives take priority within each jurisdiction.
The objectives of IPCBs, as conceived by police scholars, fall into four categories: 1) reactive mechanisms to prevent misconduct through sanctions; 2) proactive measures to prevent police misconduct through training and structural change; 3) promotion of public confidence and trust by rooting out malpractice and corruption; and 4) providing justice to victims of police error or misconduct. However, in the literature the order of significance and implications of dissimilar prioritization are rarely addressed. This paper will compare the promotion, marginalization or omission of certain objectives of each IPCB and discuss the consequences of prioritizing certain objectives over others.
The objectives of IPCBs, as conceived by police scholars, fall into four categories: 1) reactive mechanisms to prevent misconduct through sanctions; 2) proactive measures to prevent police misconduct through training and structural change; 3) promotion of public confidence and trust by rooting out malpractice and corruption; and 4) providing justice to victims of police error or misconduct. However, in the literature the order of significance and implications of dissimilar prioritization are rarely addressed. This paper will compare the promotion, marginalization or omission of certain objectives of each IPCB and discuss the consequences of prioritizing certain objectives over others.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 22 Sept 2022 |
Event | 22nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology - Malaga, Spain Duration: 21 Sept 2022 → 24 Sept 2022 Conference number: 22 https://www.eurocrim2022.com/ |
Conference
Conference | 22nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology |
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Abbreviated title | EuroCrim 2022 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Malaga |
Period | 21/09/22 → 24/09/22 |
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Police Accountability - Towards International Standards (POLACS)
Fyfe, N. (Investigator) & Johansen, A. (Investigator)
1/01/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
Research output
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Towards international standards for independent police accountability bodies?
Aden, H. & Johansen, A., 22 Sept 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Organiser of the Police Accountability Project: Meeting with International Partners
Johansen, A. (Organiser)
29 Aug 2022 → 2 Sept 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Organiser of the Police Accountability Project: Stakeholder Meeting with the International research team
Johansen, A. (Organiser)
2 Aug 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Police Accountability Project: Project Research Seminar
Johansen, A. (Organiser)
3 Nov 2021 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other