Policing experts have suggested that shifting from a warrior mindset–officers viewing
themselves as warriors fighting crime–to a guardian mindset–officers valuing working with …

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 …

Although recent advancements have been made in the understanding and studying of
police culture, several significant gaps remain, including deficiencies in theoretical …

In the past, police scholars have examined the impact of higher education on different
measures of officer behavior, most notably arrest and the use of force. Much of this prior …

Since foundational work in the 1950s, researchers have described a variety of dimensions of
the occupational culture of police. In an effort to integrate the disparate works, a theoretical …

Prior research on police searches of motorists has consistently found that Black drivers are
more likely to be searched than White drivers. The authors argue that race differences in …

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 …

Women are significantly underrepresented among police supervisors, middle managers,
and leaders in the United States. To investigate this problem, the current study examines …

Relying on a well‐established theoretical paradigm from organizational psychology, the aim
of the current inquiry is to apply a multilevel approach to the study of police culture that …

Purpose Law enforcement officers who believe their supervisors are organizationally fair are
more satisfied with their jobs, more confident in their authority, and more likely to use …