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Police reform as institutional change: Symbols and dilemmas
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice ( IF 1.250 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-18 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.100359
Jan Terpstra

Many police forces in Western and Northern Europe have been confronted with reform, aimed at drastic changes of their structure, organization, and governance. In this paper these police reforms are understood, not as instrumental, rational processes, but as processes of institutional change. The developments of the Dutch police reform since the late 1980s and especially the Dutch police reform of 2013 are used to show the relevance of the institutional approach. After a sketch of the main outlines of institutional theory and some of the debates that were raised by this approach, the paper concentrates on two critical aspects of institutional theory for understanding processes of police reform: reform symbols and institutional dilemmas. This analysis shows that the symbolic level is fundamental for understanding police reform. Symbols are used both to present and promote the reform, and as counter-symbols to resist it. The result is a complex interplay at the symbolic level. This paper also shows that institutional dilemmas are main drivers of police reform. But on the other hand, the police reforms did not alter these institutional dilemmas fundamentally, an example of the fact that police reform results in both change and continuity. The paper concludes with the suggestion that this institutional approach, with much attention paid to the symbolic level and to institutional dilemmas, may also be relevant for the study of innovations in policing and of the use of new technologies in police work.



中文翻译:

作为制度变迁的警察改革:符号和困境

西欧和北欧的许多警察部队已经进行了改革,目的是彻底改变其结构,组织和治理。本文将这些警察改革理解为不是工具性的,理性的过程,而是制度变迁的过程。自1980年代末以来荷兰警察改革的发展,特别是2013年荷兰警察改革的发展,就表明了体制方法的相关性。在概述了制度理论的主要概述以及由此方法引发的一些争论之后,本文集中于制度理论的两个关键方面来理解警察改革的过程:改革的符号和制度上的困境。该分析表明,符号级别对于理解警察改革至关重要。符号既可以用来表示和促进改革,也可以用来抵抗它。结果是在符号级别产生了复杂的相互作用。本文还表明,制度困境是警察改革的主要动力。但是,另一方面,警察改革并没有从根本上改变这些制度上的困境,这是警察改革导致变革和连续性的事实的一个例子。本文的结论是,这种体制性方法在象征性层面和体制两难问题上得到了很大的关注,这也可能与警务方面的创新研究和警务中使用新技术有关。本文还表明,制度困境是警察改革的主要动力。但是,另一方面,警察改革并没有从根本上改变这些制度上的困境,这是警察改革导致变革和连续性的事实的一个例子。本文的结论是,这种体制性方法在象征性层面和体制两难问题上得到了很大的关注,这也可能与警务方面的创新研究和警务中使用新技术有关。本文还表明,制度困境是警察改革的主要动力。但是,另一方面,警察改革并没有从根本上改变这些制度上的困境,这是警察改革导致变革和连续性的事实的一个例子。本文的结论是,这种体制性方法在象征性层面和体制两难问题上得到了很大的关注,这也可能与警务方面的创新研究和警务中使用新技术有关。

更新日期:2019-11-18
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