About the Journal
Contents and Format
Frequency – 4 issues a year. Extent per issue – 90-100 pages
Contents
(1)Title page and contents list
(2)In This Issue – summary of key content written by the General Editors
(3)News/Developments - Developments will be discussed in a wider context. This will not just be a list of operational news items but will cover politics, policy and legal developments.
(4)Articles (10 x 3000-5000 words each). This will be a mix of commissioned and unsolicited articles. All articles submitted will be subject to peer review and will be considered for publication dependent on timeliness and relevance in contemporary policing.
Content mix of in-depth articles
(a) A current research project. For example, an article summarising the Home Office research on 'reassurance policing'.
(b)An article covering tested criminology. For example, 'hotspots policing’ where police focus resources on relatively small areas to reduce crime more effectively.
(c)An international article. For example, an analysis of community policing in Paris since the riots in the Banlieu.
(d)An OpEd piece on a particular issue. One of the articles would be an OpEd piece to offer a personal view of a particular issue - to put it up for debate.
(e)An article on good operational practice
(5)Book reviews
(6)Announcements and adverts
Online features
1. Access to full text of all articles and other items in both HTML (for searching and linking) and PDF (for printing) formats.
2. Searchable and browseable database of all previous issues.
3. Publish-ahead-of-Print feature making articles available online once they are complete.
Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice is a new in-depth journal aimed at senior police officers, researchers, policy makers and academics offering critical comment and analysis of current policy and practice, comparative international practices, legal and political developments and academic research. Articles are peer-reviewed and cover a wide range of subjects from policing styles, training and education and specialist operations to diversity, accountability and human rights. The Journal draws on examples of good practice from around the world, and examines current academic research, assessing how that research can be applied both strategically and at ground level. The Journal will focus on policing in the United Kingdom but it is expected to have an international reach.
The journal is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services:
Criminal Justice Abstracts
The Standard Periodical Directory