Citation
Travis, L.F. (2006), "Editorial", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 29 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm.2006.18129baa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
In this issue we bid farewell to Dr Stephen Holmes who has served many years as the Book Review Editor for the journal. His efforts are greatly appreciated and we wish him the best of fortune at the University of Central Florida. We also take this opportunity to welcome a new Book Review Editor, Dr Stanley Shernock of Norwich University in the State of Vermont here in the USA. Dr Shernock has been a valued reviewer for the journal for many years and brings new ideas and new vigor to our efforts to improve and expand topics covered in the journal.
Volume 29, Number 2 of the journal contains a variety of articles exploring important topics in policing and police operations ranging from cross-national comparisons of officer attitudes through investigations of topics surrounding police use of force. These papers assess officer and public attitudes, police training and reform, and broader issues involving policing democracies. In keeping with the international scope of the journal, papers are based on research conducted on several continents and different nations. We think this issue will be valuable to both police administrators and scholars seeking ways to understand and improve officer and agency performance.
As usual, the issue contains the “Perspectives on policing” feature, which reviews and summarizes much of the latest published research on policing. We also include a “Policing on the web” review. We encourage you to consider contributing to the journal as well' through preparing reviews, submitting articles, or even simply suggesting topics for future issues. We do not always have these additional features and are especially pleased when we can present relevant reviews of information sources. As always, we welcome your suggestions and opinions about how we could improve the journal. Please feel free to contact us, should you have questions, comments, or concerns. We also volunteer to serve as a manuscript referee. For the journal to continue its tradition of high standards requires the participation of police practitioners and scholars in the important roles of author and reviewer.
Lawrence F. Travis