Risk comes in many forms – the financial cost of law suits, diminished capacity from the drain of poorly lead human resources, the loss of public confidence from scandals in the media. Policing in a free and democratic society is strengthened by public support – built on the foundation that the police serve the public. In this context, accountability requires …
How the Insurance Industry Could Reform American Policing
This article explores the impact of insurance companies on risk management for smaller police services in the United States. Clearly the prevention of law suits is an important risk management system for any modern police service. However, I believe that risk management for police services cannot be “contracted out” to insurance companies – in isolation of other quality control systems …