Policing: An International Journal: Volume 24 Issue 2

Walking among giants 50 years later: An exploratory analysis of patrol officer use of violence

Jeffrey Michael Cancino

Approximately 50 years ago, William Westley’s (1953) pioneering study of police officers brought to the forefront the special characteristics of police work. The present research…

Value consistency within the police: the lack of a gap

Michael A. Caldero, Anthony P. Larose

This paper reports the results of a 1992 City of Tacoma, Washington study of police values which was designed to test similar research conducted by Milton Rokeach in 1971. Our…

A social constructionist account of police culture and its influence on the representation and progression of female officers: A repertory grid analysis in a UK police force

Penny Dick, Devi Jankowicz

The police organisation receives much media attention regarding its record on Equal Opportunities. Research suggests that the organisational culture in police organisations plays…

Community policing and socialcapital

Nathan W. Pino

This paper argues for the utilization of the social capital concept in studying, evaluating, or implementing community oriented policing (COP) strategies. Social capital is…

Costing police custody operations

Andrew Greasley

Presents a simulation study of the costing of police custody operations at a UK police force. The custody operation incorporates the arrest, booking‐in, interview, detention and…

Anticipated work/family conflict and family member views: role in police recruiting

Ann Marie Ryan, S. David Kriska, Bradley J. West, Joshua M. Sacco

Research on police officer recruiting has not focused on anticipated work/family conflict, the amount of conflict an applicant thinks will be in a police job. The influence of…

Police officers and civil liability: “the ties that bind”?

Tom “Tad” Hughes

Civil liability is a concern of all police agencies. Research has tended to focus on the extent of liability and factors that lead tocivil suits. However, few have studied…

Driving While Black: Highways, Shopping Malls, Taxicabs, Sidewalks – What to Do if You Are a Victim of Racial Profiling

R. Alan Thompson