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The 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Safer Communities Pub Date : 2017-04-10 , DOI: 10.1108/sc-01-2017-0002
Peter Joyce

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the 2016 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and to compare them with those that took place in 2012. It seeks to evaluate the background of the candidates who stood for office in 2016, the policies that they put forward, the results of the contests and the implications of the 2016 experience for future PCC elections. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based around several key themes – the profile of candidates who stood for election, preparations conducted prior to the contests taking place, the election campaign and issues raised during the contests, the results and the profile of elected candidates. The paper is based upon documentary research, making particular use of primary source material. Findings The research establishes that affiliation to a political party became the main route for successful candidates in 2016 and that local issues related to low-level criminality will dominate the future policing agenda. It establishes that although turnout was higher than in 2012, it remains low and that further consideration needs to be devoted to initiatives to address this for future PCC election contests. Research limitations/implications The research focusses on the 2016 elections and identifies a number of key issues that emerged during the campaign affecting the conduct of the contests which have a bearing on future PCC elections. It treats these elections as a bespoke topic and does not seek to place them within the broader context of the development of the office of PCC. Practical implications The research suggests that in order to boost voter participation in future PCC election contests, PCCs need to consider further means to advertise the importance of the role they perform and that the government should play a larger financial role in funding publicity for these elections and consider changing the method of election. Social implications The rationale for introducing PCCs was to empower the public in each police force area. However, issues that include the enhanced importance of political affiliation as a criteria for election in 2016 and the social unrepresentative nature of those who stood for election and those who secured election to this office in these contests coupled with shortcomings related to public awareness of both the role of PCCs and the timing of election contests threaten to undermine this objective. Originality/value The extensive use of primary source material ensures that the subject matter is original and its interpretation is informed by an academic perspective.

中文翻译:

2016年警察与犯罪专员选举

目的本文的目的是分析2016年警察和犯罪专员(PCCs)的选举,并将其与2012年的选举进行比较。它旨在评估2016年竞选公职的候选人的背景,政策他们提出的建议,比赛的结果以及2016年经验对未来PCC选举的影响。设计/方法/方法本文基于几个关键主题-参加竞选的候选人的概况,竞赛开始前的准备工作,竞选活动和竞赛期间提出的问题,选举的结果和概况。本文基于文献研究,特别使用了主要原始资料。调查结果确定,加入政党成为2016年成功候选人的主要途径,与低犯罪率有关的本地问题将主导未来的警务议程。它确定,尽管投票率高于2012年,但仍然很低,需要为将来的PCC选举竞赛进一步考虑解决这一问题的举措。研究的局限性/意义该研究集中于2016年选举,并确定了竞选期间出现的一些关键问题,这些问题影响了比赛的进行,而这些比赛与PCC的未来选举息息相关。它将这些选举视为定制主题,而不是试图将其置于PCC办公室发展的更广泛范围内。实际意义该研究表明,为了促进选民参与未来的PCC选举竞赛,PCC需要考虑进一步的手段来宣传其所扮演的角色的重要性,并且政府应在这些选举的宣传和融资中发挥更大的财务作用。考虑改变选举方式。社会影响引入PCC的理由是在每个警察部队地区赋予公众权力。然而,这包括在2016年和政治面貌为选举一个标准的增强重要性那些谁参选的社会不具代表性的性质和那些谁保证选举这个办公室在这些比赛加上涉及公共两者的作用的认识不足的问题PCC和选举竞赛的时间有可能破坏这一目标。原创性/价值原始资料的广泛使用可确保主题是原创的,并且其解释是从学术角度出发的。
更新日期:2017-04-10
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