Policing: An International Journal: Volume 45 Issue 5

Self-legitimacy of police officers in Slovenia

Rok Hacin, Gorazd Meško

In recent years, several studies on self-legitimacy of police officers were conducted; however, few have tested the unstable nature of legitimacy in different time periods. This…

Staffing composition in large, US police departments: benchmarking workforce diversity

Jeremy M. Wilson, Clifford A. Grammich

Policymakers have long suggested diversifying US police forces, which typically have white male majorities among officers. This article explores to what extent police diversity…

Policing the largest drug market on the eastern seaboard: officer perspectives on enforcement and community safety

Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Hayley Wight

The Kensington transit corridor runs between Huntingdon and Allegheny stations in the Kensington area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is one of the largest illicit drug areas…

Cold case homicides and assigning priority for investigation: a review of available literature

Katrina Nurthen, Luke van der Laan

The purpose of this scoping literature review was to identify and consolidate all available theories and methods for cold case homicide evaluation, solvability and priority…

Suicide clusters in law enforcement: a descriptive analysis

John M. Violanti

This study examined the national prevalence of cluster suicides among law enforcement personnel at the county level, the influence on future suicides and risk factors associated…

Assessing the correlates of CALEA accreditation: a state-of-the-art review

Gordon Abner, Sarah Rush

The purpose of this study is to synthesize empirical research on the correlates of Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation.

The relationship between family cohesion, family-work conflict, enrichment and psychological health of Indian police

Monika Agrawal, Ritika Mahajan

The purpose of this study is to test the influence of family cohesion on family-to-work conflict (FWC), family-to-work enrichment (FWE) and psychological health. The study also…

Instrumental and normative pathways to police legitimacy: why do people cooperate with the police?

Sung Uook Lee, Joseph Hamm, Yoon Ho Lee

The majority of legitimacy research has been conducted in low-power distance societies such as America, England, Australia, etc. We test the relative impact of normative and…

Predictors of public support for police accreditation

Gordon Abner

This study aims to identify the predictors of public support for police accreditation under four different scenarios that vary based upon whether or not accreditation requires a…

Factors associated with job commitment among Chinese police cadets: a longitudinal study

Xinting Wang, Jihong Zhao, Jia Qu

The purpose of this study is to explore factors correlated with police cadets' perceived commitment to the police profession – whether or not personal attitudes and demographic…

Evidence-based policing and police receptivity to research: evidence from Taiwan

Kenghui Lin, Aiden Sidebottom, Richard Wortley

This paper aims to investigate how evidence-based policing (EBP) is understood by police officers and citizens in Taiwan and the influence of police education on police recruit's…

Proportionate mortality and national rate of death from COVID-19 among US law enforcement officers: 2020

John M. Violanti, Desta Fekedulegn, Erin McCanlies, Michael E. Andrew

The goal of the present study is to determine the proportionate mortality and national rate of duty-related deaths from COVID-19 among US law enforcement officers during the year…