Policing: An International Journal: Volume 42 Issue 4

Risk factors for occupational stress among Greek police officers

Petros Galanis, Despoina Fragkou, Daphne Kaitelidou, Athena Kalokairinou, Theodoros A. Katsoulas

In view of the absence of police stress research in Greece, the purpose of this paper is to measure occupational stress among police officers and to investigate occupational…

Impact of leader–member exchange and perceived organisational support on turnover intention: The mediating effects of psychological stress

Maryam AlHashmi, Fauzia Jabeen, Avraam Papastathopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX), perceived organisational support (POS) and turnover intention (TI) through the…

Demeanor and police culture: Theorizing how civilian cooperation influences police officers

Justin Pickett, Justin Nix

The purpose of this paper is to revisit classic theoretical arguments regarding the broad effects of civilian demeanor on policing and extend associated findings.

The effect of community-oriented policing on police use of force: does community matter?

Molly Miranda McCarthy, Louise E. Porter, Michael Townsley, Geoffrey P. Alpert

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether community-oriented policing (COP) influences rates of police use of force across communities, and whether the impact of COP varies…

Understanding public satisfaction with the police: Military background and interactions between higher education and prior contact with the police

Mengyan Dai, Xiaochen Hu, Victoria Time

Building upon prior research, the purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of public satisfaction with the police by examining the effects of one’s military…

Does work and family imbalance impact the satisfaction of police force employees? A “net or a web” model

Rashid Ahmad, Talat Islam

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of work–family conflict (WFC) and family–work conflict (FWC) on the level of job satisfaction for the police force employees…

Emotional self-efficacy and psychological health of police officers

Clémence Violette Emeriau-Farges, Andrée-Ann Deschênes, Marc Dussault

The evaluation of emotional management in police environments has impacts on their health and on their interventions (Monier, 2014; Van Hoorebeke, 2003). There are significant…

Consent searches: understanding the role of race and what occurs during the traffic stop

Anthony G. Vito, Elizabeth L. Grossi, Vanessa Woodward Griffin, George E. Higgins

The purpose of this paper is to apply focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making during a traffic stop that results in a consent search…

A multilevel study on the causal relationship in association network of work stress: Moderating effects of social support

Fu-Chiang Yang, Rui-Hsin Kao, Cheng-Chung Cho

The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal correlation between the work stress of immigration officers (IOs) and the cross-level effect of social support.

Group position, consciousness and perception of police fairness among urban residents in China

Yuning Wu, Ivan Sun, Feng Li, Siyu Liu

The purpose of this paper is to assess the importance of group position and consciousness in predicting people’s perceptions of police fairness in China.

Social media and the police: A study of organizational characteristics associated with the use of social media

Xiaochen Hu, Nicholas P. Lovrich

Most police agencies in the USA make the claim that they use social media, and such use is drawing a great academic attention. Most studies on police use of social media focus on…

Procedural justice concerns and support for BWCs: turning the lens to officer perceptions

Alana Saulnier, Ermus St Louis, William McCarty

The purpose of this paper is to explore factors that drive officer support for body-worn cameras (BWCs).

Using cameras of automatic number plate recognition system for seat belt enforcement a case study of Sanliurfa (Turkey)

Yavuz Ozbaran, Serkan Tasgin

The purpose of this paper is to quantify the effect of the enforcement, which was carried out with ANPRs, on seat belt use. Though the Seat belt Act was enacted in 1992, it did…

The feasibility of using real-time, objective measurements of physiological stress among law enforcement officers in Dallas, Texas

Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, Katelyn K. Jetelina, Stephen A. Bishopp, Melvin D. Livingston, Rodolfo A. Perez, Kelley Pettee Gabriel

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) suffer from premature mortality, intentional and unintentional injury, suicide and are at an increased risk for several non-communicable disease…

Effects of police officer exposure to traumatic experiences and recognizing the stigma associated with police officer mental health: A state-of-the-art review

Elizabeth Velazquez, Maria Hernandez

The purpose of this paper is to review current research on police officer mental health and to explore the reasons why police officers do not seek mental health treatment.