Policing by consent - policing governance and accountability in the 21st Century.
27th October 2009
'Policing by consent' is the traditional cornerstone of policing in Scotland and implies that the police function in a way that is based on positive, constructive and mutually supportive relationships with the public and local communities. This seminar, held on 27th October at the University of the West of Scotland Hamilton Campus, looked at a number of key aspects of how this concept has developed in modern Scotland.
Seminar Outputs
- Kenneth Scott (Director, Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies, University of the West of Scotland) Introduction
- Professor Philip Stenning (Keele University and SIPR Visiting Professor) Governing Policing in a Democracy - A Primer
PowerPoint [114 Kb]
Podcast for above two presentations. 1 Hour, 1 Minute [41.9 Mb]
Scott starts at 0 minutes. Stenning starts at 10 minutes - Philip Etherson (PhD Student, University of Strathclyde) Police Boards in Scotland
PowerPoint [1.45 Mb]
Podcast of talk and Discussion - 49 Minutes [33.7 Mb]
Etherson starts at 0 minutes. Discussion (Stenning and Etherson) starts at 28 minutes - Ian Todd (Director, Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland) The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland and Police Accountability
PowerPoint [1.29Mb]
Podcast of talk - 29 Minutes [19.7 Mb]
Podcast of Q & A Session - 7 Minutes [4.87 Mb] - Iain MacLeod (Deputy Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police & Chair, ACPOS Professional Standards Business Area) Professional Standards in Scottish Policing
Podcast of talk - 25 Minutes [17.2 Mb]
Podcast of Q & A session and Discussion (Todd and MacLeod) - 26 Minutes [18.0 Mb]