Policing Culture and Anti-entrepreneurialism

Abstract

In Chapter 1, a broad overview of the scope of entrepreneurialism in policing and criminal contexts which are broadly positive in nature was developed. In Chapter 2, the scrutiny to cover socio-cultural and organisational barriers to the implementation of entrepreneurial policing are extended. These include police culture, organisational traits such as ‘Machismo’ and ‘Conformism’, the restrictive nature of the police rank structure, the military model of policing, bureaucracy, risk-aversion, anti-entrepreneurialism, anti-intellectualism, the ‘Maverick’ stereotype, and the ‘Questioning Constable’. Many of these elements are of a negative nature and inhibit the implementation of entrepreneurial policing and practices. Also the entrepreneurial organisation and issues such as privatisation, commercialisation, innovation, and technology which also inhibit entrepreneurialism in policing contexts, but which also offer significant opportunities, are considered.

Citation

Smith, R. (2021), "Policing Culture and Anti-entrepreneurialism", Entrepreneurship in Policing and Criminal Contexts (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 12), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 33-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620210000012003