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Helen Wells' Outputs (2)

Scrutinising the appeal of volunteer Community Speedwatch to policing leaders in England and Wales: Resources, Responsivity and Responsibilisation (2019)
Journal Article
Wells, H., & Millings, M. (2019). Scrutinising the appeal of volunteer Community Speedwatch to policing leaders in England and Wales: Resources, Responsivity and Responsibilisation. Policing and Society, 376-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2018.1515945

This article focuses on ‘Community Speedwatch’ (CSW) - a particular volunteering approach that has apparently attracted the attention of senior police decision-makers in England and Wales over recent years. It considers the significance of decisions... Read More about Scrutinising the appeal of volunteer Community Speedwatch to policing leaders in England and Wales: Resources, Responsivity and Responsibilisation.

Introduction: Contemporary policing and non-warranted volunteering (2019)
Journal Article
Millie, A., & Wells, H. (2019). Introduction: Contemporary policing and non-warranted volunteering. Policing and Society, 29(4), 371-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2019.1584624

Research on policing has tended to focus on paid and warranted officers, often overlooking the large and, in many jurisdictions, expanding army of volunteers working with or for the police. Where there has been research on police volunteering this ha... Read More about Introduction: Contemporary policing and non-warranted volunteering.