Policing: An International Journal: Volume 41 Issue 1

Contact is a stronger predictor of attitudes toward police than race: a state-of-the-art review

Amy M. Alberton, Kevin M. Gorey

This scoping review thoroughly scanned research on race, contacts with police and attitudes toward police. An exploratory meta-analysis then assessed the strength of their…

Testing the impact of citizen characteristics and demeanor on police officer behavior in potentially violent encounters

Lois James, Stephen James, Bryan Vila

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether citizen characteristics (race/ethnicity and attire) or demeanor predicted how officers interacted in simulation scenarios that…

A Weighted Displacement Quotient model for understanding the impact of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design: Evidence from Seoul, South Korea

Il-Hyoung Cho, Kyujin Jung

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), a crime prevention tool, on reducing rates of sexual assault. In…

Variations in Mental Health Act calls to police: an analysis of hourly and intra-week patterns

Adam Vaughan, Kathryn E. Wuschke, Ashley N. Hewitt, Tarah Hodgkinson, Martin A. Andresen, Patricia Brantingham, Simon Verdun-Jones

Investigating the day of week and hour of day temporal patterns of crime typically show that (late) nights and weekends are the prime time for criminal activity. Though…

Assessing what police officers do “on the job”: toward a “public values” approach

Tullio Caputo, Michael Louis McIntyre, Lucy Meng Yi Wang, Tarah K. Hodgkinson

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a test in a policing context of a performance assessment tool that is based on a “public values” approach. The Capability…

Complexity and systemic organizational redirection

John C. Reed, George Edward Higgins

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of officers’ perceptions of complexity in merging organizational change components (culture, mission, values, decentralization…

The usage intention of e-learning for police education and training

Kao Rui-Hsin, Chen-Tai Lin

The purpose of this paper is to adopt the revised and integrated technology acceptance model (TAM) and the successful model of the information system as a framework suitable for…

Investing in people: salary and turnover in policing

Amie M. Schuck, Cara E. Rabe-Hemp

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between voluntary and involuntary turnover and officers’ salaries.

The impact of the police professional identity on burnout

Lonnie M. Schaible

Little research has been conducted which assesses the impact of the police self-identity on burnout. The purpose of this paper is to assess how identification with the police…

The consequences of traumatic events on resilience among South Korean police officers: Mediation and moderation analyses

Oi Byung Park, Hyuk Im, Chongmin Na

Drawing on survey data from South Korean police officers, the purpose of this paper is to explore the mediation effects of coping self-efficacy and social support in the…

The Korean Desk in the Philippines: Facilitating collaboration in international criminal justice

Ki Heun Kim

The purpose of this paper is to examine a newly initiated strategy for international cooperation in criminal justice; specifically, the facilitation of a “Korean Desk” between the…