Abstract Police Organisations: Distantiation, Decontextualisation and Digitalisation

Terpstra, Jan; Fyfe, Nicholas R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83685-6_2

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“…‘Abstract police’ refers to the ways in which the police increasingly appear to operate more at a distance, are more impersonal and formal, less direct and more decontextualized, and have become more dependent on ‘systems’ and ‘system knowledge’ framed within the logics of digitalized data systems. As police organizations become more ‘abstract’ in terms of their internal and external relations, the implementation of a multi-agency PP approach may become even more challenging (Terpstra et al, 2019, 2022).…”

Section: The Future Of Preventive Policing: Towards An Overarching Ho...mentioning

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Unpacking preventive policing: Towards a holistic framework

Ellefsen

Bjørkelo

Sunde

et al. 2023

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Assuming that society is better off if the harm caused by crime – including the costs entailed by the investigation, prosecution and punishment – can be avoided, the proactive approach of preventive policing (PP) is generally promoted and understood as a good and effective solution. In this article, we unpack the concept of PP by analysing how it has been understood and practised across time and space, and find that the ‘preventive turn’ and current aspirations for a police service with a ‘preventative mindset’ seem to require a return to a police role that might be incompatible with the liberal and democratic ideals of today. We argue for the need for a holistic approach and outline six key elements for an overarching theoretical framework that is sensitive to the fundamental challenges of the ‘preventive turn’. This includes arguing for the need for an awareness of how the problems that are to be prevented are defined; how preventative interventions are directed; what role the police and other actors should play; how underlying rationalities and logics may affect the understanding, implementation and outcome of PP; how effects and consequences can be measured; and the need for legal and ethical limitations and guidelines.

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Section: The Future Of Preventive Policing: Towards An Overarching Ho...mentioning

confidence: 99%