Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

The effect of community-oriented policing on police use of force: does community matter?
This study finds that COP can reduce the frequency of violent encounters between police and community members in high violent crime communities. (Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management)
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - January 9, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Demeanor and police culture
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to revisit classic theoretical arguments regarding the broad effects of civilian demeanor on policing and extends associated findings. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework draws on insights from the literatures on police culture, the group engagement model and fairness heuristic theory. The authors argue that demeanor is best conceptualized as the degree of procedural justice exhibited by civilians toward police. Theoretically, procedurally just cooperation should influence officers ’ adherence to police culture by...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - January 9, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Detecting spatial-temporal clusters of violent behavior in South Korea with space-time permutation scan statistics
This study executed a series of experiments using different minimum and maximum temporal thresholds in detecting clusters of violence. Findings Results of the STPSS analyses with different temporal thresholds detected spatial-temporal clusters in Gwanak-gu. Number, location and duration of clusters depended on the temporal settings of the scanning window. Among four models, a model allowing the possible clusters to be detected within a 7-day minimum and 30-day maximum temporal threshold was more representative of reality than other models. Originality/value This study illustrates the clustering of violence with the STPSS...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - January 9, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Impact of leader –member exchange and perceived organisational support on turnover intention
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose 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 mediating effect of psychological stress in the police personnel of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data from police per sonnel (n=800) deployed in different positions in UAE police departments. The structural equation modelling analyses were consistent with the full and partial mediation models in which LMX, POS...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - January 7, 2019 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Risk factors for occupational stress among Greek police officers
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose 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 stress risk factors. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted among 336 police officers in Athens, Greece. Data collection was performed during January to March 2018 and the response rate was 77.8 percent. Demographic characteristics, job characteristics, lifestyle factors and coping strategies were considered possible risk factors. The “O...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - December 13, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Community policing and intelligence-led policing
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Despite increased scholarly inquiry regarding intelligence-led policing (ILP) and popularity among law enforcement agencies around the globe, ambiguity remains regarding the conceptual foundation and appropriate measurement of ILP. Although most scholars agree that ILP is indeed a unique policing philosophy, there is less consensus regarding the relationship between ILP and the ever-present model of community-oriented policing (COP). Consequently, there is a clear need to study the empirical distinctions and overlaps in these policing philosophies as implemented ...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - December 13, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Offender interviews: implications for intelligence-led policing
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Intelligence-led policing (ILP) involves the analysis of data to inform the development and implementation of strategic actions aimed at more efficiently reducing crime. The purpose of this paper is to examine how chronic acquisitive offenders – a focus of ILP – respond to police patrol, and how this knowledge can be turned into actionable strategies to reduce crime. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with 137 chronic offenders who had multiple convictions for burglary, robbery and/or vehicle crime. The interviews involved the collection o...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - December 13, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Hoteliers as crime control partners
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present evaluation results of Operation Galley, an intelligence-led policing (ILP) intervention that sought to proactively address the problem of drug dealing from hotel rooms by engaging hoteliers as crime control partners with the Queensland Police Service. Design/methodology/approach Operation Galley, a randomized control field trial, rank ordered and matched 120 hotels on size, star rating, location and estimated degree of suspicious behaviour. Hotels were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Operation Galley hotels w...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - December 4, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research