Policing & Society is widely acknowledged as the leading international academic journal specializing in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. This includes:

• Social scientific investigations of police policy and activity
• Legal and political analyses of police powers and governance
• Management oriented research on aspects of police organisation

Space is also devoted to the relationship between what the police do and the policing decisions and functions of communities, private sector organisations and other state agencies.

As such, the journal is of vital interest to academics involved in the scholarly study of all of the varied facets of contemporary policing, as well as police and other practitioners involved in social regulation and control.

Policing & Society is renowned for its genuinely international scope and has correspondents in most countries where there is a tradition of academic inquiry into all aspects of policing. The journal is committed to rigorous policy debate the very highest standards of scholarship.


Peer Review Policy:
All articles published in Policing and Society are subject to editorial screening and anonymous peer review processes.