Policing: An International Journal: Volume 44 Issue 5

The effect of optimism on the work-family interface and psychological health of Indian police

Monika Agrawal, Ritika Mahajan

Using conservation of resources (COR) theory the study investigates the interrelationships between optimism, bidirectional work-family conflict, enrichment, and psychological…

Comparing the impact of authentic leadership on Italian and UK police officers' discretionary power, well-being and commitment

Benjamin Farr-Wharton, Yvonne Brunetto, Paresh Wankhade, Chiara Saccon, Matthew Xerri

This paper compares the impact of leadership behaviours on the discretionary power, and well-being, and affective commitment of police officers from Italy and the United Kingdom…

Motivation and crime scene behavior in Korean fire setting: a new typology

Ashley N. Hewitt, Eric Beauregard, Jonghan Sea

Early classification systems of fire setting have suffered from several limitations, including the lack of empirical validation and the focus mainly on the offender motivation…

Racial characteristics of areas and police decisions to arrest in traffic stops: multilevel analysis of contextual racial effects

Yan Zhang, Lening Zhang

The present study assesses the contextual racial effects on police decisions to arrest in traffic stops.

VOICES: a theory-driven intervention for improving relationships between police and the public

Shawn Hill, Howard Giles, Edward R. Maguire

The purpose of this paper is to describe a theory-driven intervention called VOICES that was developed to improve police-community relations. The intervention was designed based…

A machine learning analysis of misconduct in the New York Police Department

Timothy I.C. Cubitt, Philip Birch

There is a paucity of data available relating to the misconduct of police officers in larger policing agencies, typically resulting in case study approaches and limited insight…

Using criminological theory to explain police misconduct: a state-of-the-art review

Christopher M. Donner, Jon Maskály, Wesley G. Jennings, Cynthia Guzman

The purpose of this paper is to review the extant published literature using traditional criminological theories in an effort to explain police misconduct.

Policing nonfatal strangulation within the context of intimate partner violence

Alondra D. Garza, Amanda Goodson, Cortney A. Franklin

The current study examined police response, specifically identification and arrest decisions, to nonfatal strangulation occurring within the context of intimate partner violence.

Public reassurance following a collective trauma event: a scoping review of the evidence to inform police practice

Lyndal Hickey, Louise Harms, Lauren Kosta

This paper examines the empirical research on police reassurance following a collective trauma event (CTE).

Pulling levers in New Haven, CT: an analysis of the TimeZup initiative and its impact on murder, robbery, and assault

Philip J. Levchak

This study examines the effect of TimeZup – a lever pulling strategy designed to reduce gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut.

Does officer self-legitimacy mediate the linkage between internal and external procedural justice? Evidence from Taiwanese police officers

Fei-Lin Chen, Ivan Sun, Yuning Wu, Shun-Yung Kevin Wang

This paper aims to assess whether internal procedural justice is directly and indirectly through self-legitimacy connected to external procedural justice among Taiwanese police…

Risk and protective factors for post-traumatic stress among New Zealand police personnel: a cross sectional study

Garth den Heyer

The purpose of this research was to examine which factors increase the risk of post-traumatic stress in police officers to assist with identifying strategies that will minimize…

The impacts of direct-negative and indirect-negative contact experiences on the attitudes toward the police: focus on racial differences

Hyeyoung Lim, Jae-Seung Lee

The purpose of this study is to examine how direct-negative and indirect-negative contact experiences affect students' attitudes toward the police by race and test the mediation…

Explaining job satisfaction and voluntary assistance among Nigerian police officers

Smart Egwu Otu, Ivan Sun, Charles Ikechukwu Akor, Macpherson Uchenna Nnam, Yuning Wu, Gilbert Aro

This study aims to assess the direct relationships between internal support and job satisfaction and voluntary assistance and their indirect connections through work–family…