Supervisor(s) : Professor Colin Knox School of Policy Studies / Social and Policy Research Institute Dr. Rachel Monaghan School of Policy Studies / Social and Policy Research Institute
Title of Project : ‘Beyond the Patten Report: Considering the Governance of Security in Policing with the Community’
Project Description :
Policing in stable, democratic societies is predominantly concerned with the implementation and practice of the globally accepted philosophy of ‘community policing’. This concept, while itself contested within the modern structure of policing, is further problematized in transitional societies. Thus, from police legitimacy to opposing and alternative nodes of security governance, the imposition of community policing in this context encounters problems on many different levels. What the research will therefore attempt to examine will be the PSNI’s reform towards a vision of community policing espoused in Patten Recommendation 44, while taking into account the various networks of security governance in Northern Ireland through the voluntary and community sector. The research will then postulate the potential for interaction and intervention between these distinct arenas, making tentative suggestion for the progression of the present, post-Patten era
Other Information:
John graduated from the University of Ulster with a first in Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons). Through a full D.E.L funded scholarship, he began his PhD in the autumn of 2006. His main interests include policing in Northern Ireland and South Africa.
He currently undertakes part – time teaching on undergraduate modules for both the LLB Law and BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice degrees, specializing in the criminal justice and victimology.
Publications Conferences Presentations:
Annual Conference of the British Society of Criminology: ‘Community Policing in Northern Ireland: A Resistance Narrative’, paper presented at ‘Crime and Justice in An Age of Global Insecurity’, 18th -20th September, London School of Economics and Political Science (www.lse.ac.uk/collections/mannheim/BCC/pdf/conference_handbook.pdf)
International Conference: ‘Diversifying from Within: Community Policing and the Governance of Security in Northern Ireland’, paper presented at ‘Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies, 9th-12th June, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hosted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York(www.jjay.cuny.edu/ic/english.html)
Reports:
Training for Neighbourhood Policing: Views from the Community Sector’ (2008a) – private Training Needs report for the Training Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (on file with author)
‘Training for Neighbourhood Policing: Views from the Front Line’ (2008b) – private Training Needs report for the Training Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (on file with author);
Peer Reviewed Articles:
‘Community Policing in Northern Ireland: A Resistance Narrative’, Policing and Society (forthcoming 2008);
‘Diversifying from Within: Community Policing and the Governance of Security in Northern Ireland’, British Journal of Criminology (forthcoming 2008)
Other Articles:
‘Essential Briefings – Resolution to the Policing Crisis?’, Parliamentary Monitor Issue 163, 2nd October 2008
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Name :
John R. Topping
E-mail Address : jr.topping@live.co.uk or
topping-j3@email.ulster.ac.uk
Tel No :
02890 368653
Mode of Study :
Full Time
Expected Completion Date : October 2009
Supervisor(s) :
Professor Colin Knox School of Policy Studies / Social and Policy Research Institute
Dr. Rachel Monaghan School of Policy Studies / Social and Policy Research Institute
Title of Project : ‘Beyond the Patten Report: Considering the Governance of Security in Policing with the Community’
Project Description :
Policing in stable, democratic societies is predominantly concerned with the implementation and practice of the globally accepted philosophy of ‘community policing’. This concept, while itself contested within the modern structure of policing, is further problematized in transitional societies. Thus, from police legitimacy to opposing and alternative nodes of security governance, the imposition of community policing in this context encounters problems on many different levels. What the research will therefore attempt to examine will be the PSNI’s reform towards a vision of community policing espoused in Patten Recommendation 44, while taking into account the various networks of security governance in Northern Ireland through the voluntary and community sector. The research will then postulate the potential for interaction and intervention between these distinct arenas, making tentative suggestion for the progression of the present, post-Patten era
Other Information:
John graduated from the University of Ulster with a first in Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons). Through a full D.E.L funded scholarship, he began his PhD in the autumn of 2006. His main interests include policing in Northern Ireland and South Africa.
He currently undertakes part – time teaching on undergraduate modules for both the LLB Law and BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice degrees, specializing in the criminal justice and victimology.
Publications
Conferences Presentations:
Annual Conference of the British Society of Criminology: ‘Community Policing in Northern Ireland: A Resistance Narrative’, paper presented at ‘Crime and Justice in An Age of Global Insecurity’, 18th -20th September, London School of Economics and Political Science
(www.lse.ac.uk/collections/mannheim/BCC/pdf/conference_handbook.pdf)
International Conference: ‘Diversifying from Within: Community Policing and the Governance of Security in Northern Ireland’, paper presented at ‘Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies, 9th-12th June, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hosted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York(www.jjay.cuny.edu/ic/english.html)
Reports:
Training for Neighbourhood Policing: Views from the Community Sector’ (2008a) – private Training Needs report for the Training Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (on file with author)
‘Training for Neighbourhood Policing: Views from the Front Line’ (2008b) – private Training Needs report for the Training Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (on file with author);
Peer Reviewed Articles:
‘Community Policing in Northern Ireland: A Resistance Narrative’, Policing and Society (forthcoming 2008);
‘Diversifying from Within: Community Policing and the Governance of Security in Northern Ireland’, British Journal of Criminology (forthcoming 2008)
Other Articles:
‘Essential Briefings – Resolution to the Policing Crisis?’, Parliamentary Monitor Issue 163, 2nd October 2008
If you would like to learn more about how we can help further your studies and career opportunities, please contact us.