Policing: An International Journal: Volume 30 Issue 3

Less lethal technology: medical issues

Less lethal weapons have become a critical tool for law enforcement when confronting dangerous, combative individuals in the field. The purpose of this paper is to review the…

Less lethal weapons: a technologist's perspective

To provide a comprehensive picture of the wide range of technical, operational, and management issues that must be considered when developing, acquiring or using less lethal…

Impact munitions: a discussion of key information

To provide readers with some basic information about the use of impact munitions in modern American police work.

Excessive force, civil liability, and the Taser in the nation's courts: Implications for law enforcement policy and practice

The purpose of this paper is to help inform the ongoing policy and training debates over use of the Taser and its proper role in the use of force continuum.

The impact of conducted energy devices and other types of force and resistance on officer and suspect injuries

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of police use of conducted energy devices (CEDs) on officer and suspect injuries while controlling for other types of force and…

What we do not know about police use of Tasers™

The purpose of this paper is to review the police literature, select agency reports, and media publications to examine issues involving police use of Tasers^™

The impact of extended police stop and search powers under the UK Criminal Justice Act 2003

The introduction of the UK's Criminal Justice Act (CJA) 2003 extended police stop and search powers. It allowed officers to stop and search for articles concerning the commission…

Police officers' attitudes toward citizen support: Focus on individual, organizational and neighborhood characteristic factors

The increased contact that police have with citizens that characterizes community policing makes mutual trust and respect between police and citizens crucial to success. Despite…

Community policing: is field training the missing link?

The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which traditional field training incorporates community‐oriented policing and problem solving in its formal evaluation…

The changing “soul” of Dutch policing: Responses to new security demands and the relationship with Dutch tradition

The purpose of this paper is to address the changing organization and culture of the Dutch police over the last decade.

Policing and Stress

COPS Grants and Crime Revisited

Editorial introduction

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Public Confidence on Policing: A Neo-Durkheimian Perspective

Prior Police Contact and Subsequent Victim Reporting: Results from the NCVS

Editorial