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An investigation into experimentation as a means to encourage a police service to work more effectively
Bailey, Nicholas
Bailey, Nicholas
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2013-06
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The research to be considered is an investigation into experimentation as a means to encourage a police service to work more effectively. The research aims in more details are:
• To understand contemporary literature on ‘police learning methods’.
• To understand contemporary literature on ‘delivering effective policing and
improvement’.
• To investigate the current approach to experimentation in Cheshire Police.
• To analyse the impact of experiments in developing police practice.
• To draw conclusions around the factors which act as contributors or blockers
to successful experiments in policing practice.
This qualitative phenomenological analysis of experimentation seeks to review a sample of
case studies within Cheshire Police. Taking the learning from the limited literature around
experimentation in policing the research seeks to analyse the impact that learning and
recognised success factors and barriers and blockers have on the ability of the organisation
to develop operational effectiveness.
The research demonstrates evidence of learning and an understanding of the success factors
and blockers and barriers, but draws the conclusion that often there is no evidence of
improved operational effectiveness. The evidence shows improved effectiveness in
management understanding and at a time of recognised austerity, an ability to effect
structure change. However the focus to achieve operational delivery of ‘what works’,
Neyroud (2011), still requires greater focus in experimentation within the organisation.
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University of Chester
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en