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The chapter provides a critical assessment of the reformed structure of police governance in England and Wales. It considers the impact of directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PPCs) on the determination of local policing priorities and community interests. It identifies the significance of the move from highly centralized policing to a fully devolved system which the arrival of PCCs represents. It thereafter considers current challenges to police delivery of service arising from both the significant increase in noncriminal incidents to which the police must now respond and also the potential impact of the changing profile of crime with the dramatic rise in both fraud and cybercrime which together threaten to overshadow traditional acquisitive crime in many police force areas.
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Loveday, B. (2021). The Governance of the Police and Current Challenges to Police Service Delivery in England and Wales. In: Albrecht, J.F., den Heyer, G. (eds) Enhancing Police Service Delivery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61452-2_2
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