Policing: An International Journal: Volume 44 Issue 1

Stress and memory: a systematic state-of-the-art review with evidence-gathering recommendations for police

Paula M. Di Nota, Bryce E. Stoliker, Adam D. Vaughan, Judith P. Andersen, Gregory S. Anderson

The purpose of this study isto synthesize recent empirical research investigating memory of stressful critical incidents (both simulated and occurring in the field) among law…

Law enforcement worker suicide: an updated national assessment

John M. Violanti, Andrea Steege

The purpose of this paper is to update the assessment of national data on law enforcement worker suicide based on the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance database (NOMS…

“Little Red Sandals”: female police officers' lived experience of investigating sexual violence

Adina Bozga, Almuth McDowall, Jennifer Brown

Against a background of increasing workload and external criticism, the purpose of this paper is to expose the indelible memories impressed on female police officers dedicated to…

English rural policing: job stress and psychological distress

Jonathan Houdmont, Liza Jachens, Raymond Randall, Jim Colwell

Job stressor exposure is associated with mental health in police officers. Police stress research rarely draws a distinction between urban and rural policing, raising the…

“It's all window dressing:” Canadian police officers' perceptions of mental health stigma in their workplace

Lesley J. Bikos

This study will provide a preliminary, general overview of Canadian police officers' perception of stigma toward mental illness in their workplace culture and its impacts.

Vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress or burnout?: an exploratory study of the effects of investigating sexual assault cases on detectives

Melissa S. Morabito, April Pattavina, Linda M. Williams

Police officers are exposed to a wide variety of stressors – frequently interacting with people at their worst moments and sometimes absorbing the trauma that victims experience…

“It gave me the strength and will to continue and to overcome”: police officers constructing resilience while under threat from criminals

Laura I. Sigad

The study aims to contribute an insider's view of how members of law enforcement and their families cope with life-threatening situations.

The stronger, the better? A natural experiment on the effects of pepper spray concentration levels

Rémi Boivin, Caroline Tanguay

Oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray has proven to be a relatively effective tool to subdue resistant or aggressive subjects without causing major and permanent injuries. Several…

Federal intervention of police under section 14141 – a state-of-the-art literature review

Jason W. Ostrowe

The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to explore the empirical literature on federal intervention of police under 42 USC Section 14141.

Comparing volunteer policing in Malaysia, England and Wales and the United States of America: cross-national findings

Phaik Kin Cheah, Iain Britton, Matthew Callender, Ross Wolf, Laura Knight, N. Prabha Unnithan

This article offers a tri-national comparison between Malaysia, England and Wales and the United States of America

The cost disease blues–do the police suffer from Baumol's cost disease?

Matti Vuorensyrjä

The purpose of this study is to analyze the growth of unit costs per output in the Finnish police force (2002–2015). Is it higher than the growth of prices in the Finnish economy…

Perceived fairness of transfers and job satisfaction among police officers

Mahesh K. Nalla, Sheeraz Akhtar, Eric Lambert

Police organizations work better when officers feel satisfied with their jobs. High job satisfaction has been linked to positive outcomes for both officers and police…

Perceptions of police use of force: the importance of trust

Arabella Kyprianides, Julia A. Yesberg, Jenna Milani, Ben Bradford, Paul Quinton, Oliver Clark–Darby

The range of tactical force options available to police is increasing, while public debate about police use of force is never far from the headlines. This paper aims to examine…