" Twenty years ago, when The Politics of Force was first published, the issue of police
brutality was rarely covered in the news. This book was inspired by events following the Los …

Evidence on how hot spot policing affects community members' views of police is very
limited and inconclusive. Scholars have thus called for further study of community attitudes …

Purpose Limited research exists on the perceptions of police within specific ethnic minority
groups. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of Korean and …

Purpose Whether public members feel satisfied with law enforcement is a fundamental
determinant of their willingness to cooperate with the police, and comply with the law …

In this study, we examine the trust placed by the populations of nine jurisdictions in their
child protection systems. These systems protect children's rights and grant authority for …

In the wake of highly publicized killings of unarmed citizens by police in the United States,
calls to defund police departments have been particularly salient. This study seeks to …

As part of a substantial research project on policing the Covid-19 pandemic, a public survey
was conducted in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in England. Four open-ended questions …

Anti-police sentiment has emerged as a growing phenomenon in recent years,
characterised by intense negative attitudes towards police. Despite increasing scholarly …

Victims' willingness to report crime and their opinions about the police are important
indicators of police performance, police legitimacy, and trust in the justice system. This study …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps across a range of
policing interactions with the public. Design/methodology/approach In a survey distributed …