《警務(wù)與社會》被公認(rèn)為研究警務(wù)機構(gòu)及其實踐的領(lǐng)先國際學(xué)術(shù)期刊。它涉及警務(wù)工作如何闡明和活躍其所處的社會環(huán)境的所有方面。這包括:?警方政策和活動的社會科學(xué)調(diào)查?對警察權(quán)力和治理的法律和政治分析?以管理為導(dǎo)向的警察組織方面的研究此外，還專門討論了警察的工作與社區(qū)、私營部門組織和其他國家機構(gòu)的警務(wù)決策和職能之間的關(guān)系。因此，該雜志對從事當(dāng)代警務(wù)各個不同方面的學(xué)術(shù)研究的學(xué)者，以及從事社會監(jiān)管和控制的警察和其他從業(yè)人員具有至關(guān)重要的意義。警務(wù)與社會以其真正的國際范圍而聞名，在大多數(shù)國家都有對警務(wù)各個方面進行學(xué)術(shù)調(diào)查的傳統(tǒng)。該雜志致力于嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)恼咿q論和最高的學(xué)術(shù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

Policing & Society is widely acknowledged as the leading international academic journal specialising in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. This includes:? Social scientific investigations of police policy and activity? Legal and political analyses of police powers and governance? Management oriented research on aspects of police organisationSpace is also devoted to the relationship between what the police do and the policing decisions and functions of communities, private sector organisations and other state agencies.As such, the journal is of vital interest to academics involved in the scholarly study of all of the varied facets of contemporary policing, as well as police and other practitioners involved in social regulation and control.Policing & Society is renowned for its genuinely international scope and has correspondents in most countries where there is a tradition of academic inquiry into all aspects of policing. The journal is committed to rigorous policy debate and the very highest standards of scholarship.