Part 1 Top of the bill: why study Chief Constables? the office of Chief Constable - history and powers assisting with inquiries - studying a criminal justice elite. Part 2 Who are the Chief Constables?: origins and orientations the way to the top - Chief Constables' career patterns. Part 3 The ideology of Chief Constables: philosophies of policing and the police role Chief Constables' criminology - crime, causation, and control the problem of order the social philosophy of Chief Constables. Part 4 The control of police forces: bosses in blue - Chief Constables and police management who governs? - the accountability of police forces. Part 5 Varieties of Chief Constables: the sum of the parts: barons, bobbies, bosses and bureaucrats. Part 6 Conclusion and implications - Chief Constables and the future: back to the future. Appendices: Introductory letter from ACPO and objectives and methods the question schedule the history and structure of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
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Haggerty et al. (1993) studied this question.