This research updates and expands upon Decker's article “Citizen attitudes toward the
police: a review of past findings and suggestions for future policy” by summarizing the …

What is it about resident/police relations in poor urban communities that results in many
community members' deep distrust in police? This question is addressed by applying a …

Although law enforcement officials have been involved in the provision of school security
services for the past half century, prior to the 1990s the practice of assigning sworn police …

This study assessed citizen attitudes toward police performance and their perceptions of
policing strategy in a small, northwestern town. At the neighbourhood‐level, significant …

Research focussing on US citizen attitudes of police has concentrated on city policing
agencies, neglecting varying attitudes toward county and state police. Attempts to fill this …

This study focuses on a survey designed to determine what crime-related issues citizens are
most concerned with, and how they perceive the police. The survey utilized a geographically …

Abstract" The text examines the legal system through the use of psychological concepts,
methods, and research results. It considers such topics as competence to stand trial, pre-trial …

Proactive public administrators in modern American society are challenged to know and
respond to the needs of their diverse constituencies if they are to direct responsive …

The way police officers interact with individuals fundamentally impacts the public's
perceptions of law enforcement. Such perceptions are, in turn, linked to a variety of key …

Purpose–This study aims to examine Chinese college students' perceptions of police.
Design/methodology/approach–Using survey data collected from over 400 college students …