Introduction to Policing Research

Mark Brunger received his PhD from Queen¿s University Belfast in 2010 and was a Senior Lecturer in Policing Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He published on issues of neighbourhood and community policing, covering both the UK and Northern Ireland in journals such as: The International Journal of Semiotics of Law, Criminal Justice Matters, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Crime, Law and Social Change and Fortnight. He was a key contributor to the teaching of modules on the BSc (Hons) degree in Policing and Police Studies (pre-service), aimed at students intending to pursue a career in policing. His expertise and research interests lay in police accountability, police professionalisation, the use of multi-agency partnerships and the application of ethnographic research methods.

As an introduction to the theoretical explanations and assumptions that underpin the rationale of research design in policing, this book clearly illustrates the practical and ethical issues facing empirical research in a policing context, as well as the limitations of such research.

Foreword, Robert Reiner 1. Introduction to Policing Research, Mark Brunger, Denise Martin & Steve Tong Policing Research in Context 2. Beyond contrasting traditions in policing research?, Peter Squires 3. `Policing at a Turning Point: Implications for Research¿, Maurice Punch, Auke van Dijk and Frank Hoogewoning 4. Conceptualising Private Policing, Alison Wakefield 5. Policing and Mental Health, Kristina Massey 6. Policing in Northern Ireland: Research, Meaning and Lessons From a Contested Landscape, John Topping 7. Researching Professional Development, Dominic Wood and Robin Bryant 8. Watching the Detectives: Researching Investigative Practice, Katja Hallenberg, Martin O¿Neill & Steve Tong Inside Policing 9. Researching Sexual Violence, Emma Williams & Betsy Stanko 10. From the Briefing Room to the Classroom: The Pedagogical Value of Researching Police Elites, Mark Brunger, Bryn Caless, Steve Tong, & Paul Gilbert 11. Policing Protest: Public Order Policing, Denise Martin and William Graham 12. Outsiders Inside: Ethnography and Police Culture, Louise Westmarland 13. Researching Police Diversity, Michael Rowe 14. The Ethics of Researching the Police: Dilemmas and New Directions, Layla Skinns, Andrew Wooff and Amy Sprawson 15. Researching Sexuality and Policing: Reflections from the Field, Matthew Jones 16. Conclusion: Challenges and Changes in Police Research, Denise Martin & Steve Tong.