Policing: An International Journal: Volume 37 Issue 2

Risk assessment and risk management in policing

– The purpose of this paper is to critique contemporary tools for assessing and managing the risk of police misconduct and suggest directions for their improvement.

The place of civilians in policing

The purpose of this paper is to examine the correlates of job satisfaction among civilian employees of law enforcement agencies, to assess how features of the policing workplace…

The onset of police misconduct

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors which contribute to, or mitigate against, both the likelihood and timing of the onset of police misconduct.

Kernel density estimation and hotspot mapping: Examining the influence of interpolation method, grid cell size, and bandwidth on crime forecasting

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of user-defined parameters settings (e.g. interpolation method, grid cell size, and bandwidth) on the predictive accuracy of…

Attitudes toward women in policing : An empirical inquiry into the gender views of police cadets in Taiwan

The purpose of this paper is to compare Taiwanese male and female cadets’ attitudes toward women in policing. Specifically, this study assesses whether female and male recruits…

Social disorganization and police performance to burglary calls: a tale of two cities

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the distribution of police response time to in-progress burglaries differ according to the level of social disorganization across…

Supervisory influences on officers’ perceptions of less lethal force policy: a multilevel analysis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of sergeants’ less lethal force policy perceptions on subordinate officers’ policy perceptions. Sergeants are a critical level…

A case study of transformational leadership and para-police performance in Indonesia

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and examine the mediating effect of trust and commitment on employees’ performance in the context of transformational leadership at…

Technology, context, users: a conceptual model of CCTV

The purpose of this paper is to challenge the traditional placement of CCTV within the realm of crime prevention technologies and to propose a conceptualisation of surveillance…

The potential for violence in arrests of persons with mental illness

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether police use of force and suspect resistance are more likely to occur in arrest encounters involving suspects with mental health…

Public contacts with Russian police in life-threatening situations

– The purpose of this paper is to examine key factors responsible for unwillingness of Russian respondents to contact police in life-threatening situations.

An empirical examination of special operations team leaders’ and members’ leadership characteristics

Law enforcement special operations teams (e.g. Special Weapons and Tactics Teams, Swift, HRT, and Strategic Response Teams) are charged with resolving difficult situations that…

Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network

Assessing police attitudes toward drugs and drug enforcement

Editorial