Policing: An International Journal: Volume 26 Issue 3

Job commitment, job satisfaction and gender as predictors of mentoring in the Nigeria Police

A. Oyesoji Aremu, C. Adeola Adeyoju

This study investigates the effect of mentoring on commitment to job, job satisfaction and gender in the Nigeria Police. The participants, numbering 592, were recruited for the…

Shared perceptions: black officers discuss continuing barriers in policing

Kenneth Bolton

Informed by the experiential‐racism theoretical approach, which maintains that racism must be analyzed as a process that is manifested in multiple relations and situations in…

Senior police leadership: does rank matter?

Iain L. Densten

This paper examines the leadership of police officers in the top levels or ranks of an Australian police organization. The sample consisted of 480 senior police who recorded the…

The phenomenology of traumatic experiences in police work

Ingemar Karlsson, Sven‐Åke Christianson

Investigates situations that were perceived as stressful by Swedish police officers and the kind of support and help they had received in connection with that. A total of 162…

Measuring and improving police performance: the lessons of Compstat and its progeny

Mark H. Moore, Anthony A. Braga

Police performance measurement systems based on traditional indicators, such as arrest rates and response times, prevent police organizations from moving towards a strategy of…

Seeking tools for the war on terror: A critical assessment of emerging technologies in law enforcement

Samuel Nunn

As the war on terrorism escalates, police agencies are using technologies that electronically scan individuals, structures, and vehicles to identify things hidden from public…

Hands firmly on the steering wheel: restructuring Metro Toronto Police Service

Curtis Clarke

This paper contextualizes the political/economic environment in which Toronto attempted to implement community‐based policing. The analysis examines two specific restructuring…

The powers of the police and the rights of suspects under the amended Criminal Procedure Law of China

Yue Ma

The Chinese criminal justice system has undergone significant changes in the past 20 years. An important aspect of the changes is the promulgation of a series of laws that are…