Policing: An International Journal: Volume 22 Issue 2

The impact of perceived alienation on police officers’ sense of mastery and subsequent motivation for proactive enforcement

Robert C. Ankony, Thomas M. Kelley

This study examines the impact of perceived community alienation on levels of self‐reported mastery and motivation for proactive law enforcement for 272 police officers from 11…

The “unpayable” police

P. van Reenen

The American economist Baumol discovered that some services and products are incompatible with cost reduction. A dance production, for example, depends so heavily on people that…

Value change among police officers at a time of organizational reform: a follow‐up study using Rokeach values

Jihong Zhao, Ni He, Nicholas P. Lovrich

This paper examines evidence of value change among police officers in a medium‐sized police department which has been selected as a demonstration site for community‐oriented…

The effects of aggressive policing of disorder on serious crime

Kenneth J. Novak, Jennifer L. Hartman, Alexander M. Holsinger, Michael G. Turner

This paper adds to a growing body of research which explores the relationship between aggressive police strategies and serious crime. For one month, police enforced disorder crime…

The use of public attitude surveys: what can they tell police managers?

Karen Beck, Nadia Boni, Jeanette Packer

In recent times, police policy makers have been encouraged to use public opinion surveys to identify, and target the allocation of resources to, activities that members of the…

International police co‐operation: a world perspective

Dilip K. Das, Peter C. Kratcoski

This paper focuses on the main discussion points of the 4th International Police Executive Symposium in Vienna, 1997. The symposium’s theme was international police co‐operation…