Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive literature review of
empirical studies that have examined perceptions and attitudes of the police across various …

By conceptualizing street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) as the ultimate policy makers, Michael
focused attention on the interaction between citizens and the state at the organizational front …

Exploring the relationship between procedural justice and citizen perceptions of police is a
well‐trodden pathway. Studies show that when citizens perceive the police acting in a …

In the United States, the exercise of police authority—and the public's trust that police
authority is used properly—is a recurring concern. Contemporary prescriptions for police …

The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police is rising. One proposed effect of BWCs
is reducing complaints against police, which assumes that BWCs reduce officer …

Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri,
and twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, both cities erupted in protest …

Purpose While there has been a sizeable amount of research on identifying the correlates of
citizen satisfaction with police agencies, that research has not been synthesized to identify …

Race and Policing in America is about relations between police and citizens, with a focus on
racial differences. It utilizes both the authors' own research and other studies to examine …

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the relative effects of race and class, at both
individual and neighborhood levels, on public satisfaction with police. Using hierarchical …

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of crime-related media consumption on
individuals' opinions of the police. Using a statewide survey of 4245 California residents …