Change and Reform in Law Enforcement: Old and New Efforts from Across the Globe - Paperback

by Scott W. Phillips (Editor), Dilip K. Das (Editor)

This book provides broad exposure to a variety of policing reforms that have not received adequate attention. It includes information and examples from different countries regarding efforts to change aspects of policing that are problematic or involve changes in the way crimes are committed. Some of the efforts to improve the police are relatively recent (i.e., using social media) and some areas of policing that seem to require frequent attention (i.e., working with the public).

Author Biography

Scott W. Phillips is an associate professor in the Criminal Justice Department at SUNY Buffalo State. He earned a PhD from SUNY Albany and his research focuses on empirical examinations of police decision making, police culture, and agency policy. His works have appeared in Journal of Criminal Justice, Police Research and Practice, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, the International Journal of Police Science and Management, and Policing & Society.

Dilip K. Das is a professor of criminal justice, former police chief, founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, and a human rights consultant to the United Nations. Das served in the Indian Police Service for 14 years. In 1994, he founded the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), which enjoys special consultative status in the United Nations. He has authored, edited, and coedited more than 30 books and numerous articles. He is editor-in-chief of two book series, Advances in Police Theory and Practice and Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts, and Prisons. Das has received several faculty excellence awards and is a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.