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Policing after ethnic conflict: Culture, democratic policing, politics and the public
Arrick Jackson, Alynna LyonImages of “blue‐helmets” and multilateral peacekeeping missions are pervasive in today’s world. The goal of intervening parties is often to re‐establish order; one way to…
Learning strategies of selected urban police related to community policing
Michael L. Birzer, Robert E. NolanThe purpose of this case study was to investigate the learning strategies of police officers. Participants were 80 police officers serving in a Midwestern police agency. Of these…
Effective officer and good neighbour: Problems and perceptions among police in rural Australia
Patrick C. JobesThis paper analyses the complex relationship between rural social structure and law enforcement. It examines perceptions regarding effective policing and levels of local crime…
Reporting violent acts to the police: A difference by race
Robert T. Sigler, Ida M. JohnsonMembers of minority groups, particularly minority groups that are race based, report less confidence in law enforcement across a number of dimensions. These people believe that…
An assessment of Graham v. Connor, ten years later
Darrell L. RossAllegations of excessive force in policing have been cited as one of the most frequent claims filed against the police in arrest situations. The United States Supreme Court in…
Will any woman do?: Police, gender and rape victims
Jan JordanAssumptions are often made that women police officers will respond more sympathetically to rape complainants than their male colleagues. In the research study presented here, 48…
Technological approaches to controlling random gunfire: Results of a gunshot detection system field test
Cory Watkins, Lorraine Green Mazerolle, Dennis Rogan, James FrankUsing a quasi‐experimental design methodology, this paper reports the results from a controlled field evaluation of the ShotSpotter gunshot location technology in Redwood City…
The small‐town police department
David N. Falcone, L. Edward Wells, Ralph A. WeisheitThis conceptual article focuses on the small‐town municipal‐level police department, as a distinctive model within the mosaic of US policing. As an example of the success of a…
Female police officers in Texas: Perceptions of colleagues and stress
Helen Taylor Greene, Alejandro del CarmenThe purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of Texas female police officers toward their colleagues. Further, the study measures respondents’ perceptions regarding…
Physical evidence of police officer stress
Gregory S. Anderson, Robin Litzenberger, Darryl PlecasThe purpose of the present study was to identify common stressors and the magnitude of stress reactivity in police officers during the course of general duty police work. Using…
Routine occupational stress and psychological distress in police
Akiva M. Liberman, Suzanne R. Best, Thomas J. Metzler, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Daniel S. Weiss, Charles R. MarmarThe relationship between routine work stress and psychological distress was investigated among 733 police officers in three US cities, during 1998‐1999. The Work Environment…
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1363-951XRenamed from:
Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police DevelopmentOnline date, start – end:
1997Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridMerged from:
American Journal of PoliceEditors:
- Professor Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich
- Professor Wesley Jennings