All Outputs (22)

The reforms of policing the Metropolis 1798-1829 (2024)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (in press). The reforms of policing the Metropolis 1798-1829. Journal of the Police History Society,

The authors are in the process of preparing a manuscript for a book entitled The Governance of the Police in England and Wales: From Early Times to the Present Day. As part of our research, we examined a vast range of primary source material relating... Read More about The reforms of policing the Metropolis 1798-1829.

The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder (2024)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2024). The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder. Policing Insight,

The riots and public disorder which have affected towns and cities across the UK during recent weeks took place against a backdrop of populist politics and a change in protest tactics; Dr Wendy Laverick, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at... Read More about The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder.

Joseph Fouche, 'Continental Policing' and its Impact on British Policing (2023)
Journal Article
Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2023). Joseph Fouche, 'Continental Policing' and its Impact on British Policing. Journal of the Police History Society, 37, 109-114

This article examines the nature of policing associated with the French statesman and police reformer, Joseph Fouché, and seeks to explain how this influenced the style and character of professional policing as this developed across England and Wales... Read More about Joseph Fouche, 'Continental Policing' and its Impact on British Policing.

Contemporary protest and police operational independence (2023)
Journal Article
Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2023). Contemporary protest and police operational independence. Policing Insight,

The UK Government’s efforts to influence policing’s operational response to protests have reached new levels in recent months, and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments on the issue would appear to have prompted her sacking; but Wrexham U... Read More about Contemporary protest and police operational independence.

Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing (2023)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., Joyce, P., & Cunningham, E. (2023). Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing. Policing Insight,

A series of recent reviews and reports have highlighted issues around misogyny and gender inequality in UK policing; in this article, Laverick, Joyce and Cunningham explore the context of some of those issues, and consider the advances as well as the... Read More about Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing.

Forty years on: The 1981 Brixton riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 2) (2021)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2021). Forty years on: The 1981 Brixton riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 2). Policing Insight,

Forty years ago this month, rioting erupted in Brixton – and later in 1981 across the country – leading to one of the most significant inquiries into policing in the UK; in the second half of a two-part feature, Dr Wendy Laverick of Hull University a... Read More about Forty years on: The 1981 Brixton riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 2).

Forty years on: The 1981 riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 1) (2021)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2021). Forty years on: The 1981 riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 1). Policing Insight,

Forty years ago this month, rioting erupted in Brixton – and later in 1981 across the country – leading to one of the most significant inquiries into policing in the UK; in the first of a two-part feature, Dr Wendy Laverick of Hull University and Pro... Read More about Forty years on: The 1981 riots and Lord Scarman’s legacy on UK policing (Part 1).

Legitimacy, democracy, decision-making: Policing the Clapham Common vigil (2021)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2021). Legitimacy, democracy, decision-making: Policing the Clapham Common vigil. Policing Insight,

Events that occurred on London’s Clapham Common last weekend received widespread international media coverage, much of which has focused on the nature of policing and querying its appropriateness; Professor Peter Joyce and Dr Wendy Laverick examine s... Read More about Legitimacy, democracy, decision-making: Policing the Clapham Common vigil.

Post-pandemic policing and the long-term threat to police legitimacy (2021)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2021). Post-pandemic policing and the long-term threat to police legitimacy. Policing Insight,

The coronavirus pandemic has called for an extraordinary response from law enforcement; but Dr Wendy Laverick and Professor Peter Joyce believe the increasing politicisation of policing during the pandemic, the sidelining of PCCs and introduction of... Read More about Post-pandemic policing and the long-term threat to police legitimacy.

Reinterpreting the UK Response to Hate Crime (2020)
Journal Article
Joyce, N. P., Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2020). Reinterpreting the UK Response to Hate Crime. British journal of community justice : BJCJ, 16(1), 82-102

This paper considers the motivation and function of the UK’s hate-crime framework, offering a historically located interpretation. It discusses the development of legislation to combat discrimination- and prejudice-motivated harassment and offending... Read More about Reinterpreting the UK Response to Hate Crime.

Celebrating a century: The 1980s and beyond – female workforce representation and police legitimacy (2020)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2020). Celebrating a century: The 1980s and beyond – female workforce representation and police legitimacy. Policing Insight,

In their second of two articles marking the centenary of the Baird Committee Report, which recommended that women should be employed as sworn police officers across England and Wales, Dr Wendy Laverick and Professor Peter Joyce look at the role of wo... Read More about Celebrating a century: The 1980s and beyond – female workforce representation and police legitimacy.

Celebrating a century: The Baird Report and 100 years of women in policing (2020)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2020). Celebrating a century: The Baird Report and 100 years of women in policing. Policing Insight,

This year marks the centenary of the Baird Committee Report, which
recommended that women should be employed as sworn police officers across England and Wales. In the first of two articles, Dr Wendy Laverick and Professor Peter Joyce present a histo... Read More about Celebrating a century: The Baird Report and 100 years of women in policing.

Learning the lessons: What previous PCC elections can tell us about this year’s contest. (2020)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2020). Learning the lessons: What previous PCC elections can tell us about this year’s contest. Policing Insight,

This May, in England and Wales, the public will go to the polls to elect their local Police and Crime Commissioner. Professor Peter Joyce and Dr Wendy Laverick examine the lessons to be learnt from the previous two elections in 2012 and 2016 and what... Read More about Learning the lessons: What previous PCC elections can tell us about this year’s contest..

Policing hate crime: Past, present and future challenges (2019)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2019). Policing hate crime: Past, present and future challenges. Policing Insight,

Professor Peter Joyce and Dr Wendy Laverick explore how hate crime has evolved since the Second World War, the impact of the more recent rise of far right extremism and the challenges facing policing in the current political climate.

The menopause and the female police workforce (2019)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., Joyce, P., Calvey, D., & Cain, L. (2019). The menopause and the female police workforce. British journal of community justice : BJCJ, 15(2), 59-81

© 2019 Manchester Metropolitan University. Drawing upon previously unpublished findings from a wider study that addressed the impact of austerity and force change programmes upon the older female police workforce, this paper presents secondary analys... Read More about The menopause and the female police workforce.

Good conduct: How can protests be ethically policed? (2019)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2019). Good conduct: How can protests be ethically policed?. Policing Insight,

Ten years ago, London was the scene of the G20 Summit protests. This week climate change activists caused major disruption in the city. Protests are part and parcel of a liberal democracy, but how do we ensure they are ethically policed? Professor Pe... Read More about Good conduct: How can protests be ethically policed?.

Macpherson report: How the police service responded to the charge of institutional racism (2019)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2019). Macpherson report: How the police service responded to the charge of institutional racism. Policing Insight,

It is twenty years since Sir William Macpherson's report into the MPS' investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence described the force as institutionally racist. Visiting Professor in Criminology Peter Joyce and Senior Lecturer in Criminology D... Read More about Macpherson report: How the police service responded to the charge of institutional racism.

Policing by consent: Austerity has eroded police legitimacy (2018)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2018). Policing by consent: Austerity has eroded police legitimacy. Policing Insight,

The police service has faced a prolonged period of unprecedented cuts. Visiting Professor in Criminology at the University of Glyndŵr Peter Joyce and Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University Dr Wendy Laverick argue that th... Read More about Policing by consent: Austerity has eroded police legitimacy.

Brexit, Crime and Security: What does the future look like for UK law enforcement? (2018)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2018). Brexit, Crime and Security: What does the future look like for UK law enforcement?. Policing Insight,

As the Government's assessment of its future security partnership with the EU is published, Peter Joyce, Visiting Professor in Criminology at the University of Glyndŵr and Dr Wendy Laverick, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan U... Read More about Brexit, Crime and Security: What does the future look like for UK law enforcement?.

Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach (2018)
Journal Article
Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2018). Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach. Safer Communities, 17(3), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-04-2018-0013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use of spit guards by police forces in the UK and to make recommendations regarding an evidence-based approach to decisions related to the use of such equipment.... Read More about Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach.