Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Profile

Expertise

• Pressure group theory
• Criminal justice pressure groups
• Police culture
• Police management
• Criminal justice policy-making
• The politics of law and order

Research Projects

• The role of the Association of Chief Police Officers
• Miscarriages of justice
• Police/Paramedic Culture and Interoperability

Publications

Monographs

• Savage, S.P., Charman, S. & Cope, S. (2000) Policing and the Power of Persuasion, London: Blackstone Press.

Journal Articles

• Charman, S (2011) ‘Lobbying And Representation : An Analysis Of The Emergence Of The ‘Senior Police Voice’ During The Late Twentieth Century’, Contemporary British History, 25, 2.
• Charman, S. and Savage, S.P (2009) 'Mothers for Justice? Gender and Campaigns Against Miscarriages of Justice', British Journal of Criminology, 49, 6. 
• Charman, S & Savage, S.P. (2001) 'Crime Policy Under Blair: A New Realism for New Labour?', Témoin, 23.
• Charman, S., Savage, S.P. & Cope, S. (1999) 'Getting to the Top?: Selection and training for senior managers in the police service.' Social Policy and Administration, Vol 33, No 3, September.
• Charman, S., Savage, S.P. & Cope, S. (1998) 'Singing from the same hymn sheet: the professionalisation of the Association of Chief Police Officers', International Journal of Police Science and Management, Vol 1, No 1.
• Savage, S.P., Charman, S. & Cope, S. (1998) 'ACPO: Choosing the Way Ahead', Policing Today, Vol 4, No 2, June.
• Savage, S.P., Charman, S. & Cope, S. (1997) 'ACPO: A force to be reckoned with?' Criminal Lawyer, April.
• Savage, S.P., Cope, S. & Charman, S. (1997) 'Reform through Regulation: Transformation of the Public Police in Britain', The Review of Policy Issues, Vol 3, No 2, Spring.
• Savage, S.P & Charman, S. (1996) 'In favour of compliance', Policing Today, Vol 2, No 1, April
• Savage, S.P, Charman, S. & Cope, S. (1996) 'Police governance: the Association of Chief Police Officers and constitutional change', Public Policy and Administration, Vol 11, No 2, Summer, pp.92-106.

Book Chapters

• Savage, S and Charman, S. (2010) ‘Public Protectionism and 'Sarah's Law': exerting pressure through single issue campaigns’, in M. Nash and A. Williams (eds.) Handbook of Public Protection, Cullompton: Willan.
• Charman, S. and Savage, S. (2008) ‘Controlling Crime and Disorder: the Labour Legacy’ in Powell, M. (ed) Modernising the Welfare State Bristol: Policy Press
• Charman, S & Savage, S.P. (2002) 'Labour, Crime and Justice' in M. Powell (ed.) Evaluating New Labour's Welfare Reforms, London: Policy Press.
• Charman, S. & Savage, S.P. (2001) 'Professional Associations in the British Police Service', in M. Ryan, S.P. Savage & D. Wall (eds.) Policy Networks in Criminal Justice, London: Macmillan.
• Savage, S.P. & Charman, S. (2000) 'The Policy Context', in Leishman, F., Loveday, B. & Savage, S.P. (eds.) Core Issues in Policing, 2^nd edition, Harlow: Longman.
• Cope, S., Savage, S.P & Charman, S. (2000) 'Contracting and the Police Service: from hierarchy to contract', in Y. Fortin & H. Van Hassel Contracting in the New Public Management, Amsterdam: IOS Press.
• Charman, S. & Savage, S.P. (1999) 'The New Politics of Law and Order: Labour, Crime and Justice', in M. Powell (ed.) New Labour - New Welfare State? London: Polity Press.
• Savage, S. P & Charman, S. (1996) 'Managing Change', in Leishman, F., Loveday, B. & Savage, S.P (eds.) Core Issues in Policing, Harlow : Longman.

Other publications

• Charman, S. & Savage, S.P. 'ACPO Selection & Training: the views of the members', report to the National Directorate of Police Training (March 1997).
• Savage, S.P. & Charman, S. 'ACPO: the Views of the Membership', report and presentation to the ACPO Executive Committee (March 1997).
• Savage, S.P. & Charman, S. 'The Judicial System and the Police in Developing and Transitional Countries - a literature review', commissioned report submitted to the Overseas Development Administration (September 1996).
• Charman, S & Savage, S.P. (1998) 'Top Class: ACPO and Higher Education', Focus on Police Research and Development, Police Research Group, No 10, May.
• Cope, S., Charman, S., Savage, S.P & Starie, P. (1996) 'Redrawing the boundaries of police governance : centralisation, the Association of Chief Police Officers and policing futures', in Hampsher-Monk, I. & Stanyer, J. (eds.) Contemporary Political Studies: Volume Two, (Belfast: Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom).