TY - JOUR
T1 - Recruiting police support volunteers for their professional knowledge and skills: A pilot study
AU - Leahy, Demelza
AU - Pepper, Ian
AU - Light, Paula
PY - 2020/4/7
Y1 - 2020/4/7
N2 - Against a backdrop of austerity, the national ‘Citizens in Policing’ programme aims to engage the wider community and support the police service. Research conducted across a single force area identified the level of motivation and barriers to recruiting those with professional knowledge and skills as police support volunteers. This research study identified that there is a significant appetite to volunteer as a specialist utilising professional knowledge and skills; however, there are barriers to applications to volunteer related to time commitments, lack of professional opportunities available, formal recognition and the volunteering opportunity descriptions.
AB - Against a backdrop of austerity, the national ‘Citizens in Policing’ programme aims to engage the wider community and support the police service. Research conducted across a single force area identified the level of motivation and barriers to recruiting those with professional knowledge and skills as police support volunteers. This research study identified that there is a significant appetite to volunteer as a specialist utilising professional knowledge and skills; however, there are barriers to applications to volunteer related to time commitments, lack of professional opportunities available, formal recognition and the volunteering opportunity descriptions.
U2 - 10.1177/0032258x20914676
DO - 10.1177/0032258x20914676
M3 - Article
SN - 0032-258X
JO - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
JF - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
ER -