Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 154-159).

Thesis (M. P. A.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2009. / "Spring 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-70).

Thesis (DEd)--Macquarie University, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, School of Education, 2003. / "January 2002". Bibliography: p. 229-246.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 154-159). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Criminal Justice, 2006. / "August 2006." UMI number: 3229588. Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-327). Also available via the Internet.

In this thesis, I explore the ways in which Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have met a declared policy intention to create greater democratic accountability around policing and crime. I conceptualise PCCs as a piece of a broader democratic puzzle and explore both how they have been positioned and shaped within the broader policing and crime nexus across England and Wales. In considering the positioning of PCCs, I use data from case studies and interviews with 32 (out of 41) PCCs to identify how they have begun to develop relationships with the public and local, regional and national partners. The findings suggest that with the exception of their abilities to join up local crime reduction services, PCCs occupy an awkward space - not local enough to be meaningfully representative of the public they serve, but not outwardly-facing enough to manage wider co-ordination of policing. Subsequently, I investigate the shape of the PCC model to deliver greater accountability by focusing on the ways in which PCCs have begun to envisage the role and develop relationships with other key stakeholders. Varied responses from PCCs across the country reflected the broad-ranging nature of the role, which in some cases appeared to undermine their ability to fully perform all aspects of the job. I argue that this became particularly accentuated in emerging relationships with chief constables and Police and Crime Panels, where the single PCC model exposes accountability to dangers of personalities and politics. I conclude by arguing that while many PCCs have facilitated various components of democratic accountability within the management of policing and crime-reduction services, the PCC model appears to be misplaced and misshaped to effectively complete the puzzle of democratic policing.

Thesis (MTech( Public Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012 / The main objective of the study is to determine whether there is a lacuna in service delivery. Communities experience unacceptably high levels of crime and this study will determine whether the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department provides adequate levels of service to combat such crime and whether the selfsame Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department contributes to a safe and secure environment.The study focuses on performance management within the public sector as it relates to service delivery. Service delivery in this instance is discussed from the premise of the Batho Pele principles enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and their impact on the selected communities as exemplified through the implementation of Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department’s vision, mission, values and service delivery standards.The study also concentrates on the theoretical and legislative framework of performance management, which make provision for service delivery evaluation. The study discusses performance management in the public sector with particular focus on local government and the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department.Although performance management is a well documented sub-discipline, it is still a new field in the South African public sector environment. The unique contribution of this study to Public Management and the related performance management initiatives of the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department will benefit further research on the matter.The research concludes that a sustained improvement in productivity can be achieved by sustained performance management.

No description available.

No description available.