Frequency – 4 issues a year. Extent per issue – 90-100 pages
Contents
(1)Title page and contents list
(2)In This Issue – summary of key content written by the General Editors
(3)News/Developments - Developments will be discussed in a wider context. This will not just be a list of operational news items but will cover politics, policy and legal developments.
(4)Articles (10 x 3000-5000 words each). This will be a mix of commissioned and unsolicited articles. All articles submitted will be subject to peer review and will be considered for publication dependent on timeliness and relevance in contemporary policing.
Content mix of in-depth articles
(a) A current research project. For example, an article summarising the Home Office research on 'reassurance policing'.
(b)An article covering tested criminology. For example, 'hotspots policing’ where police focus resources on relatively small areas to reduce crime more effectively.
(c)An international article. For example, an analysis of community policing in Paris since the riots in the Banlieu.
(d)An OpEd piece on a particular issue. One of the articles would be an OpEd piece to offer a personal view of a particular issue - to put it up for debate.
(e)An article on good operational practice
(5)Book reviews
(6)Announcements and adverts