About Us
Asking the Questions!
A considered debate between the theory and practice of policing and law enforcement.
From our perspective, the current debate surrounding policing and law enforcement lacks sufficient rigour to positively influence the policing narrative
Commentary is either lost in the necessary precision of academic parlance; or alternatively it suffers from the emotional outbursts frequently expressed in social media outlets. Like never before, ‘thinking’ about policing requires a meticulous, objective and diligent approach in order to appropriately influence the service.
At strategic level, the approaches adopted by executive leaders need to be scrutinised against the values of democratic policing; at operational level the debate about praxis needs to deepen by recognising the complexity within which officers and staff perform their daily duties.
We want to constructively engage with policing in order to add value to both the theory and practice of the profession.
Dr Mark Kilgallon
Focus on the development of values based leadership within policing
Dr Roy Bailey
Focus on the critical connections of policing and community engagement
Barry Loveday
Focus on policing and the relationships within the criminal justice systems
Dana Gillis
Focus on international policing with special reference to the USA