Author： Hryniewicz Danielle
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1028-2580
Source： Contemporary Justice Review, Vol.14, Iss.1, 2011-03, pp. : 77-83
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Abstract
In recent years, a number of community groups have mounted public campaigns for civilian oversight of police complaint processes, as 'police investigating police' is seen as failing to adhere to a principle of democratic policing: police are accountable to civilian authority. Drawing on notions of policing as a public good, I argue that civilian oversight is a source of physical and ontological security. In developing this perspective, I offer an explanation as to why policing scholars and persons affiliated with community groups might advocate for the use of civilian oversight, and consider a model by which to enhance perceptions of public security.
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