Policing: An International Journal: Volume 20 Issue 1

Citizen ratings of the importance of community policing activities

Vincent J. Webb, Charles M. Katz

Presents findings from a community survey of citizens who rated the importance of a variety of police practices commonly associated with community policing. Findings show that…

Encounter and death: The spatial behavior of US serial killers

Maurice Godwin, David Canter

The locations at which each of 54 US serial killers, who had each killed at least ten people, first encountered their victims (PFE) and later dumped their bodies (BD) were…

Policies on less‐than‐lethal force in law enforcement agencies

Tom McEwen

Analyzes policies from 96 law enforcement agencies on their use of less‐than‐lethal force. Includes a review of several topics: policy purpose, definitions of lethal and…

Police encounters with juveniles revisited: An exploratory study of themes and styles in community policing

Gordon Bazemore, Scott Senjo

Examines the extent to which community‐oriented police officers (COP) differ from regular patrol officers in their view of their role in the response to juveniles and in style and…

Evaluating community policing: quality police service and fear of crime

A. Steven Dietz

Discusses the relationship between quality service and fear of crime as measures of community policing. Reports on a survey which asked 500 residents of Austin, Texas, their…

What Fourth Amendment? HR 666 and the satanic expansion of the good faith exception

Rebecca Davis

Discusses the origin, the purposes, and the development of the Exclusionary Rule and the good faith exception to the rule with special emphasis on the now defunct HR666…

The Police Law 1995: organization, functions, powers and accountability of the Chinese police

Yue Ma

Since the early 1980s, with the implementation of the policy of economic modernization, China has experienced a significant increase in crime. In order to meet the challenge of…

Impact of pepper spray availability on police officer use‐of‐force decisions

Richard C. Lumb, Paul C. Friday

Use of “less than lethal weapons” by police has generated extreme review and controversy in some highly publicized cases. Confronting hostility and aggressiveness, police officers…

Citizens’ observations of police use of excessive force and their evaluation of police performance

In Soo Son, Chiu‐Wai Tsang, Dennis M. Rome, Mark S. Davis

Examines the relationship between the observation of police use of force and the subsequent evaluation of police performance. The data in this study were obtained from a random…

The dual face of policing: an Australian scenario

Keith Bryett

The police function in Australia is trying to accommodate a very wide range of demands. This has created a situation where officers within the same organization must strive to…

Police officers’ views on cultivating organizational commitment: Implications for police managers

Karen Beck, Carlene Wilson

Many studies over the past two decades have demonstrated that employees with low levels of organizational commitment (OC) tend to be less effective. Recent research has suggested…

Police officers’ attitudes about drug enforcement in Thailand: A cross‐sectional study

Sutham Cheurprakobkit, Pornchai Kuntee, Furjen Denq

Examines the attitudes of Thai police regarding drug enforcement in the following areas: drug laws, prosecutors and judges. Assesses the accuracy of officers’ knowledge of drug…