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Mind the implementation gap? Police reform and local policing in the Netherlands and Scotland

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Terpstra, Jan, Fyfe, Nicholas R·2015·Criminology & Criminal Justice

Abstract

In 2013 the governments of the Netherlands and Scotland established national police forces, replacing a tradition of largely autonomous regional police organizations. In both jurisdictions, these radical reforms have raised concerns about the consequences of these national police structures for local policing and for relationships with local communities and local government. Drawing on documentary sources and interview material from each jurisdiction and informed by insights from the policy implementation literature, the key question addressed in this article is how has the legislation that created the new national police forces been put into effect at a local level? Focusing on the impact on the governance, organization and delivery of local policing, the article reveals how the implementation in both jurisdictions involves interpretation and discretion by multiple actors so that gaps are emerging between the national ‘policy promises’ set out in the legislation and the ‘policy products’ experienced in local contexts.

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Authors
Terpstra, J., & Fyfe, N. R.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • University of Dundee (GB)
Corresponding author
Fyfe, Nicholas R
Venue
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Published
2015-02-19
Volume
15
Issue
5
Pages
527-544
ISSN
  • 1748-8958 (ISSN-L)
  • 1748-8966
OpenAlex
W2058516169
Cited by
66
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4
FWCI
19.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice (publishedVersion)
  • Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Open Access Institutional Repository at Robert Gordon University (Robert Gordon University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
police reform, national police force, local police, policy implementation, implementation gap, local government, community relations, police governance, discretion, Netherlands, Scotland, comparative policing

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