Police in the United States stand out in the developed world for their reliance on deadly
force. Other nations in the Americas, however, feature higher or similar levels of fatal police …

Given the challenges that police organisations continue to face in attracting visible
minorities, this study reviews how minority police officers perceive the barriers they confront …

Traditional police culture (TPC) is a set of attitudes and values, developed as coping
mechanisms for police work's unique and inherent strains, that fosters distrust toward, and …

Dissatisfied workers are at risk for negative occupational behaviors such as job turnover,
poor performance, work avoidance, decreased morale among coworkers, and physical or …

Police scholars document that although there is fragmentation of the so‐called “monolithic”
police culture, historically consistent features of the occupational culture of police exist. By …

Recent protests against law enforcement have spurred claims by practitioners and
editorialists that public antipathy toward the police may influence police occupational norms …

While negative encounters between police and the community are not a new trend, recent
high profile deaths of unarmed people of color have gained widespread national attention …

Like most major city police agencies, the Boston Police Department (BPD) serves a sizeable
population of individuals with behavioral health challenges. In 2017, the BPD received a …

Concerns about excessive use of force by US police have led to calls for agencies to move
from 'warrior'to 'guardian'policing.'Warrior'policing embodies an aggressive or coercive …

Any depiction of police culture includes a strong 'us versus them'element, but research has
been unable to satisfactorily explain its development and evolution. In particular, very few …