This book offers an introduction to the way in which the police organisation in England and Wales has developed over the past two centuries, critically examining the structures that enable democratic policing to be delivered. It will equip police student readers with vital information prior to them becoming operational police officers.

Colin Rogers is Professor of Policing and Security at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales. As a former practitioner of 30 years' service he has been involved in policing matters at a local, national, and international level.

1. Policing Structure-Historical Context; 2. Policing Structures-Accountability, Governance, and Control; 3. Local Police Structures; 4. National Policing Structures; 5. International Police Structures; 6. Partnership Structures 7. Working within the Structures; 8. Police Structures and the Future?