The paradox of accountability: moving away can bring you closer - a case study of community policing in London
John May
London Communities Policing Partnership
Introduction: overview of police accountability in London
At the time of writing (early 2011) the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) was accountable to the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA).[1] The accountability of the police to the public has been a fundamental principle of British policing since the formation of the Metropolitan Police Force by Sir Robert Peel on 29 September 1829.
Fast forwarding to the 1980s we find the formation of Community Police Engagement Groups,...