Dixonian

English Pronunciation en /dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ RP en /dɪkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ GA en əʊniən 4 Etymology 1 From en Dixon ian. From the BBC drama series Dixon of Dock Green. Adjective - en UK Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat. en 2003 Frank Leishman; Paul Mason Policing and the Media: Facts, Fictions and Factions 75 This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier. en 2003 Peter Hitchens A Brief History of Crime 99 However, 'nuisance or anti-social behaviour' is a source of grave unhappiness to millions. It is also the very thing that the old Dixonian police force was very good at controlling, discouraging and preventing. en November 17 2008 Ken Jones Evidence to the Communities and Local Government Committee http://books.google.de/books?id=_UZb1Ok-9qMC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=Dixonian+policing&source=bl&ots=AzdfMnhsqc&sig=TOGiC6gpZ9M0aVjgYJrO-92LpCA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0VtYUOu3Cc7Ksgbw5YHICA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Dixonian%20policing&f=false 61 We have presented a model of policing to the public, a Dixonian model, which is oversimplified. It is about bobbies on the beat and their front police station counter. Etymology 2 From Alfred Dixon, English mathematician. Adjective - en maths Of, relating to or formulated by Alfred Dixon. Anagrams en adiinnox Indian ox en eponyms terms derived from fiction en Law enforcement