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Intent And Execution In The Construction Of Performance Stories By Police Services – The Annual Reports Of The Police Services Of Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Chicago And London Compared., Gordon Marnoch
Gordon Marnoch
Annual reports play a significant part in the process of governance. In addressing performance, the annual report will typically convey a sense of organizational identity, record achievements and explain key public service processes. The current dominance of new public management (NPM) approaches to measuring performance is of great significance in influencing how police services construct annual reports. For the reader of annual reports wishing to inform themselves about the performance of a public service organization the ‘story’ is of crucial importance. Considerable variation is found with respect to the four 'performance stries' examined.
Shared Leadership With Minority Ethnic Communities: Views From The, Gordon Marnoch, Cecil Craig, Ivan Topping
Shared Leadership With Minority Ethnic Communities: Views From The, Gordon Marnoch, Cecil Craig, Ivan Topping
Gordon Marnoch
The study compared and contrasted the views of police leaders and minority ethnic community representatives on different aspects of shared leadership in the context of policing in minority ethnic communities. Drawing on data collected in the UK during 2003-2005, the challenges facing police forces pursuing shared leadership approaches to delivering services are examined, with a view to providing supporting evidence for addressing training needs and reviewing institutional development. There is clear support for policing systems where the views of community members are actively sought by police leaders. On the other hand both police and minority ethnic community representatives recognise the …