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Policing By Command: Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity Through Coercion
Author(s) -
AYLING JULIE,
GRABOSKY PETER
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2006.00233.x
Subject(s) - coercion (linguistics) , enforcement , unintended consequences , law enforcement , set (abstract data type) , action (physics) , law and economics , law , political science , business , economics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
This article addresses the numerous ways command or coercion is used by the state to enhance law enforcement, ways that involve creative interactions with both the targets of law enforcement and third parties. Coercive measures encompass both mandatory reporting and mandatory action. Examples are given and the benefits of using coercion in such circumstances discussed. However, coercion may also have unintended consequences and impose unreasonable costs. With these effects in mind, the authors suggest a set of guidelines for evaluating the appropriateness of coercive measures.