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Contested Perspectives on Vulnerability: Which Groups Are Vulnerable and Why?
No full textThis introductory chapter sets the context for the discussions in subsequent chapters by analysing some literature on conceptualising vulnerability, as well as examining the types of individuals and groups now defined as vulnerable. There are many and varied definitions on this very contentious and politically charged concept, and historically different individuals and groups have been categorised as vulnerable from different professional, policy and academic perspectives. As editors we are interested in drawing out the antecedents and ways of analysing what it is to be Vulnerable in 2020 in different contexts and examining why it is an important topic for academic enquiry. Moreover, we want contributors to consider how policy makers and front-line professionals respond to the rise in vulnerable individuals, depending on the specific context under the microscope, who is attempting to define it, but more importantly, the types of policies and decisions to be implemented in dealing with a ‘wicked issue’, that has many unintended consequences of policy action (or inaction)
Lesson Drawing for Theory, Policy and Practice: Developing a Future Agenda derived from Research Findings
No full textIn the field of public policy, there has been a long tradition of literature on policy transfer and learning with a recent renewed scholarly interest (Dunlop, Radaelli, and Trien, 2018) in learning from comparisons, after identifying where to look for lessons to be learnt.Despite the need for caution because of the normative assumption that learning is always a good thing, we take the work of Rose (1993, 2004) as a starting point. We also acknowledge some of the difficulties in importing and applying policies from one domain to another, but argue that at least in highlighting issues, it is possible to create awareness on policy problems and also point out potential pitfalls for evaluating future consequences on policy action. The aim of this collection was not to perfect theory on either Vulnerability, policy transfer or lesson learning, but instead to encourage each contributor to add empirical, practical, theoretical and policy insights that could aid future research directions in studying the topic. The researchers were deliberately chosen for their multi-disciplinarity in approach, and all were academics and policy/practitioners drawn from a variety of social science disciplines such as public leadership and management, social policy and social work, criminology and policing, IT and cyberspace, and contributions were invited from front-line professionals who are, or were, in direct day-to-day contact with vulnerable individuals and groups; nationally and internationally. A primary concern was the continual appraisal of existing theoretical concepts and models and their application (or not?) to policy and practice in the second decade of the 21st Century
The Impact of Brexit on Vulnerability: Using a Theoretical Lens of Transnational and Local Linkages
No full textIn the first section of this chapter there is a broad context setting of Brexit drawing on literature and relevant policy documentary source materials. Then a short examination of some extant politics, geography, cultural, sociology and business/strategy literature on transnational linkages and local connections to frame the later discussion of findings, on what the consequences arising from Brexit might mean for UK policing and security (and other emergency and blue light services) and the criminal justice system.The findings are discussed through the lens of transnational theory, which has not previously been adopted to examine this specific policy field. Discussion of the findings at both transnational and local scales are analysed separately to identify the transnational challenges and local consequences, and then a synthetic section links the transnational to the local scale to show that relationships and inter-connections across spatial levels within policing, security and criminal justice may have detrimental impacts on how agencies respond to an escalation in vulnerable individuals and groups at local levels. We conclude by suggesting that policing, security and criminal justice have hitherto, been largely absent from political and academic discussions on Brexit; the implications of Brexit will have far reaching and long term consequences in this policy domain with a severe potential knock-on effect of a rise in ‘wicked’ social issues
Reflections on Restorative Justice Conference – ‘Creating A More Transparent, Responsive and Effective Criminal Justice System’
Full text linkThe purpose of this article is to examine how victims and restorative justice have come to prominence recently in the UK, drawing upon the author’s reflections of attending the ‘Creating a more transparent, responsive and effective Criminal Justice System’ conference hosted by ‘Inside Government’ on 14 June 2012 in Central London. As originally set out by Schafer (1960), the author will utilise the story of ‘Cinderella’ as a metaphor to examine such changes, when referring to hisreflections of the conference attended
Reflections on Restorative Justice Conference – ‘Creating A More Transparent, Responsive and Effective Criminal Justice System’
Full text linkThe purpose of this article is to examine how victims and restorative justice have come to prominence recently in the UK, drawing upon the author’s reflections of attending the ‘Creating a more transparent, responsive and effective Criminal Justice System’ conference hosted by ‘Inside Government’ on 14 June 2012 in Central London. As originally set out by Schafer (1960), the author will utilise the story of ‘Cinderella’ as a metaphor to examine such changes, when referring to hisreflections of the conference attended
The Important Voices of Care Experienced People in Relation to Services
No full textThis chapter contributes to important thinking in relation to vulnerability. It is authored by adult women who have experienced foster care, adoption and a plethora of contemporary health and social care services. They highlight strengths and weaknesses in systems currently recognized by the Association of the Directors of Social Services as at breaking point (Bunn, 2019). The authorship of this chapter testament to post traumatic growth in that three of the authors have navigated services themselves, then worked professionally in helping others. Therefore, this chapter is developed from a unique and credible positionality. As few care experienced adults have acquired sufficient opportunity to develop the social and educational capital to make published observations in relation to their life path. The theorists including Bourdieu (1984) and Nicholson (2011); are referenced, the latter’s work focuses on deracination and the trauma resulting from constantly uprooting vulnerable young people. Bourdieu also commented upon the complex ways in which power is created in society and generationally transferred. <br/
'Better the devil you know' - Vulnerability and Policing in Tees Valley
No full textReport for Teesside Taskforce 2070 - Lord Kerslak
Community Planning, Community Safety and Policing::a local case study of governance through partnership
Full text linkThis thesis has explored the implementation of community planning and associated community safety policies within a case study area of the former Strathclyde Police. The processes of partnership working and community engagement were found to be central to this approach. Meta- bureaucracy has been used to describe the partnerships activities and linkage to national outcomes presented in this thesis. That is to say, partnership working in this research does not represent a clear growth of ‘autonomous’ networks and governance arrangements as set out by Rhodes (2000) but rather an extension of bureaucratic controls. State actors such as the police service remain pre-eminent within increasingly formalised systems of partnership. Issues of voice, leadership and pragmatic culture were all important findings for the implementation of community planning in practice. However, an implementation gap was identified between the rhetoric and lived experience of those entrusted to deliver these policy goals. Compared to more recent developments of a national police service, issues of professionalisation, operational autonomy and reduction of effective local accountability – all supported police focus on enforcement led policing as opposed to partnership working and community safety more broadly
Leadership Assessment Research: Phase Two final report
Full text linkIn order to develop its approach to assessing leadership within the policeforces it inspects, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fireand Rescue Services (HMICFRS) commissioned the University ofPlymouth (www.plymouth.ac.uk) to conduct a two-phase programme ofresearch. The first phase explored how such assessment is done inpolicing institutions in the US, Australia and Scandinavia as well ascomparable institutions in the UK (the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Ofsted,Care Quality Commission (CQC), and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate ofPrisons (HMIP). In the second phase, different data collection methodswere piloted in two UK constabularies. This report describes theapproach taken in Phase Two, summarises the findings of this phase andpresents recommendations about how HMICFRS might use the findingsto inform its approach to future inspections
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