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The benefit of intelligence officers
This study utilizes multinomial logistic regression to analyze the outcomes of three years of Intelligence Officer Reports (IORs) submitted by officers trained in the Phoenix Police Department ’s Intelligence Officer Program. Findings The majority of IORs are either tangible case successes or intelligence successes that have the capacity to become these, as opposed to non-successes. The type of success is impacted by a number of predictors. These include case categorization, nature of crime, information-gathering methods and perceived validity of information. Perceived reliability of information was the only non-signifi...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - November 6, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Suspicious preoperational activities and law enforcement interdiction of terrorist plots
This study illuminates opportunities for the NSI to provide law enforcement with the necessary tools to reduce terrorism risk and prevent future attacks. Originality/value To our knowledge, no scholarly work to date has assessed how observable behavioral indicators of suspicious preoperational activities affect the outcomes of terrorist plots. (Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management)
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - November 6, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Hitting (or missing) the mark
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine police shooting accuracy and the factors that influence whether officers hit, or miss, their intended target. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive statistics explore both incident-level and hit rate shooting accuracy in single officer/single suspect shooting incidents in the Dallas Police Department between 2003 and 2017. Multiple regression models analyze the predictive utility of officer, suspect and situational factors on the two accuracy outcomes. Findings Consistent with prior research, the results demonstrate tha...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Patrol career interest and perceptions of barriers among African-American criminal justice students
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether black and African-American criminal justice students perceive barriers to a police patrol career differently than white students, and whether the perceptions of these barriers impact desire to enter a police patrol career. Design/methodology/approach The current inquiry uses a self-administered survey of over 630 undergraduate students in criminal justice classes across five public universities. Findings Findings suggest that African-American students differ significantly from white students in perceived social d...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - October 19, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Gendered messages in police recruitment
This study demonstrates that small manipulations of recruitment content can have significant and gendered impact on potential applicants. This paper provides a foundation for empirical study of how changes in online recruitment materials impact a variety of relevant outcomes relating to applicant behaviors. (Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management)
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - October 2, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

On the relationship between goals, membership and network design in multi-agency “fusion” centres
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to adopt an organisational network perspective to examine the structural properties underpinning the design and governance of multi-agency fusion centres and related environments, focussing particularly on how they are formed and internally managed. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted several focus groups and follow-up interviews with executive and operational members of Australia ’s principal fusion centres and related environments. Findings The authors argue that in order to understand the internal dynamics of fusi...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - October 2, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Giving voice to the victims of sexual assault: the role of police leadership in organisational change
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a long-term programme within a police service that sought to transform the policing of adult sexual assault cases through reforming case management and investigation practices, as well as cultural perspectives among staff. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a case-study approach of change and reform within a single police service. Fieldwork consisted of more than 240 semi-structured interviews and focus groups with police officers, civilian staff, victim advocates, crown prosecutors, defence lawyers, doctor...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - September 24, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Tattoos in policing: a survey of state police policies
This study provides a partial summary of tattoo policies at the state policing level. (Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management)
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - September 21, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research