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Perspectives of directors of civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to involve interviews with civilian oversight of law enforcement (COLE) directors from throughout the USA with the purpose of obtaining their perspectives on what it takes to create and sustain successful COLE programs. Design/methodology/approach The project involved 24 semi-structured interviews with experienced COLE directors. The interviews were transcribed and coded and this paper presents these perspectives according to patterns identified during analysis. Findings The research identified themes and patterns in the attitudes o...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - June 29, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Police officers ’ attitudes toward citizen advisory councils
Policing: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents of sheriff deputies ’ perceived legitimacy of their agency’s citizen advisory council (CAC). Design/methodology/approach The authors obtained survey data from 567 sheriff deputies in a southeastern state. The authors first asked whether respondents knew their agency had a CAC, and then asked those who responded a ffirmatively a series of questions about the legitimacy of the council. The authors then ran an ordinary least squares regression that included organizational justice, self-legitimacy and publi...
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - June 22, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The importance of external stakeholders for police body-worn camera diffusion
This study sheds light on the spread of BWCs within this framework and offers insights on their continued impact and consequences. (Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management)
Source: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management - June 19, 2018 Category: Criminology Source Type: research