Abstract
The global financial crisis continues to send
shock waves through the banking, business and public
sectors. The associated financial constraints on the
public sector in the UK, as in many other countries, need no
introduction. Criminal justice agencies have not been
immune to significant budget cuts and the Coalition
government’s 2010 spending review called for police
budgets to be reduced by 20 per cent. As a result, the police
service is being asked to deliver the same level of service
with considerably less resources. This has led to widespread
public and political debate regarding what the police can
realistically deliver, the implications for the numbers of
police (and other) officers ‘on the beat’ and ultimately for
order maintenance and crime control.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16-18 |
| Journal | British Academy Review |
| Volume | 19 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
