This book draws upon a range of theoretical and empirical research to explore contemporary debates about police leadership. Focusing upon leadership styles, ethics, integrity and professionalism, workforce diversity, legitimacy and accountability, it reviews the changing context and nature of leadership over time and explores the gains, losses, tensions and challenges that different leadership models bring to policing. Leadership is present at various levels within the police service and this collection reflects upon appropriate leadership qualities and requirements for different roles and at different ranks. The book also considers the difference between leadership and management in an attempt to capture fuller debates within police leadership. Part one surmises the contextual backdrop to current thinking and the primary challenges facing leadership in the police service. Part two highlights the changing face of leadership through an exploration of the call for greater diversity within the ranks of police leadership, and the final section examines police leadership beyond England and Wales. Through this, Police Leadership explores how the challenges facing police leadership in England and Wales share similarities with those in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Greece, North America, and Australia in the face of the pressures of political and economic uncertainty.

1. Introduction, Pauline Ramshaw, Marisa Silvestri And Mark Simpson

2. Ethical Leadership In Policing: Towards A New Evidence-Based, Ethical Professionalism?, Peter Neyroud
3. Police Culture And Police Leadership, Tom Cockcroft
4. The Art Of 'Flexing'.  Translating A New Vision Of Police Leadership From The Top, Pauline Ramshaw And Mark Simpson
5. Police Leadership And The Authority Of Rank:  A Call For A Critical Perspective, Claire Davis
6. In Search Of Diversity: An Embodied Account Of Police Leadership, Marisa Silvestri
7. Leadership, Volunteering, And The Special Constabulary, Pauline Ramshaw
8. Changes To Police Leadership: The Legitimisation And The Challenges Of Direct Entry, Samantha Scott And Emma Williams
9. Contested Spaces: The Politics Of Strategic Police Leadership In Scotland, Kath Murray And Ali Malik
10. Leading In Liminal Space: The Challenge Of Policing In Northern Ireland, Joanne Murphy
11. The Weight Of History: Politics, Challenges And Leadership Between Tradition And Modernisation In The Hellenic Police,  Georgios Papanicolaou
12. Police Leadership In The United States, Joseph Schaefer
13. Connected Policing: The Importance Of Social Capital And Boundary Spanning In Australian Police Leadership, Victoria Herrington, Deborah Blackman, Jacinta Carroll, And Christine Owen
14. Concluding Thoughts, Chief Sara Thornton.