Volunteer Police, Choosing to Serve: Exploring, Comparing, and Assessing Volunteer Policing in the United States and the United Kingdom [Hardcover]

Volunteer Police, Choosing to Serve provides an in-depth comparison between volunteer policing in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and explores the shared past and similaryet sometimes divergentevolution of special constables, auxiliaries, and reserves. It discusses the history of volunteer policing, contemporary authority, functions, and training. The book also examines part-time, auxiliary, and special constable policing roles around the globe. The text contains original research comparing British and American volunteer police, and concludes with a discussion of the future of volunteer policing in the UK and US contexts.

1. Introduction: Defining Volunteer Policing  2. The Impact of Volunteer Policing  3. The Utilization and Deployment of Volunteer Police in the UK and USA  4. History of Volunteer Policing  5. The Contemporary Role and Functions of Volunteer Police  6. Training Volunteer Police  7. A Comparison of USA/UK Volunteer Policing  8. Volunteer Policing around the Globe  9. What the Future Holds for Volunteer Policing

Budget cuts for police agencies across the globe have resulted in the need to find innovative ways to restructure and reallocate police agencies and personnel. This book gives an overview of the US and UK policing systems and the impact of volunteerism. It delves into the history, contemporary role, and functions of volunteer police and addresses issues such as training, personality profiles, the global state, and the future implications of the increase in volunteer police. It is geared toward upper-level undergraduate criminal justice and criminology students and professionals in police agencies.

Dr. Ross Wolf is Associate Dean in the College of Health and Public Affairs and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Julã6