Policing: An International Journal: Volume 29 Issue 3

Senior police managers' views on integrity testing, and drug and alcohol testing

Tim Prenzler

To ascertain the attitudes of senior police managers toward the deployment of integrity tests, and drug and alcohol tests, in misconduct prevention.

Developments in the global law enforcement of cyber‐crime

Roderic Broadhurst

Addresses the rapid expansion of computer connectivity and the opportunities provided for criminals to exploit security vulnerabilities in the online environment.

Towards an understanding of involuntary firearms discharges: Possible risks and implications for training

Christopher Heim, Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Eckhard Niebergall

To identify environmental and physiological factors that may interact to bring about accidental discharges of firearms; and to make suggestions regarding the training of police…

Spanning the continents: assessing the Turkish public confidence in the police

Liqun Cao, Velmer S. Burton

To find out how much confidence the Turkish public have in the police, how that confidence is compared with other relevant countries in the world, and how to interpret the…

Participation community crime prevention: who volunteers for police work?

Ling Ren, Jihong “Solomon” Zhao, Nicholas P. Lovrich, Michael J. Gaffney

The purpose of this study is to identify the principal determinants associated with becoming a volunteer in crime prevention programs.

Relations between police and private security officers in South Korea

Mahesh K. Nalla, Eui‐Gab Hwang

The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of the working relationship between police officers and private security officers in South Korea. More specifically, this…

Child abuse investigation: An in‐depth analysis of how police officers perceive and cope with daily work challenges

Rebecca Wright, Martine B. Powell, Damien Ridge

The purpose of the current study was two‐fold: to explore police officers' perceptions of the daily challenges involved in child abuse investigation and how those challenges…

Gender differences in policing: reasons for optimism?

Ronald J. Burke, Astrid M. Richardsen, Monica Martinussen

This exploratory study compared job demands, work attitudes and outcomes, social resources and indicators of burnout and psychological health of male and female police officers in…

Police officers involved in a manhunt of a mass murder: Memories and psychological responses

Ingemar Karlsson, Sven Å. Christianson

The focus of the present study was on police officers reactions to and memories of a manhunt after a shooting incident. Emotional impact and memories of these events are discussed…

Gender differences in the predictors of police stress

Merry Morash, Dae‐Hoon Kwak, Robin Haarr

The research compared the predictors of work‐related stress for policemen and policewomen. Stressors included workplace problems, token status in the organization, low family and…

Chicago Police: An Inside View – The Story of Superintendent Terry G. Hillard

Larry T. Hoover

Poison Prevention Week Council

J.W. Carter II

Perspectives on policing

Mengyan Dai, Junhyuk Ryu

Editorial

Lawrence F. Travis III