Public opinion of the police
Citizens' Perceptions of Aggressive Traffic Enforcement Strategies
Real Policing and Public Perceptions in a Non-Urban Setting: One Size Fits One
Community Policing Against Guns: Public Opinion of the Kansas City Gun Experiment
Policing in Public Housing: Using Calls for Service To Examine Incident-Based Workload in the Philadelphia Housing Authority
Exploring the Dimensions of Trust in the Police Among Chicago Juveniles
Citizen Reactions to Community Policing, Final Report
Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization
Compliance on Demand: The Public's Response to Specific Police Requests
Encounters Between Police Officers and Youths: The Social Costs of Disrespect
Global and Specific Attitudes Toward the Police: Disentangling the Relationship
Identifying Variation in Police Officer Behavior Between Juveniles and Adults
Type of Contact and Evaluations of Police Officers: The Effects of Procedural Justice Across Three Types of Police-Citizen Contacts
Police Responsiveness to Service-Related Requests
Community Support for License Plate Recognition
Geography and Public Safety: A Quarterly Bulletin of Applied Geography for the Study of Crime and Public Safety, Volume 2, Issue 4
Results From the Police-Community Interaction (PCI) Survey
Infusing Community Policing Strategies into Hot Spots Policing Practices: The Impacts on Police-Community Relations in a Mid-Sized City
Building Trust Inside and Out: Challenges Facing Police Leaders - Research for the Real World Seminar
NIJ Journal Issue No. 256
Legitimacy and Community Cooperation With Law Enforcement
Tom R. Tyler, chair of the New York University psychology department, describes research on profiling and community policing. His research found that citizens of all races show greater respect for law enforcement when they believe officers are treating them fairly. Even citizens who experienced a negative outcome getting a traffic ticket, for example showed higher levels of respect for and cooperation with law enforcement as long as they believed they were not being singled out unfairly.
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From the Academy to Retirement: A Journey Through the Policing Lifecycle
Professor Rosenbaum and a panel of colleagues discuss a study to demonstrate the feasibility of creating a foundation from which to launch studies about multiple aspects of policing using standardized definitions and measurement tools. Their goal is to advance knowledge about policing and translate data into evidence-based best practices that improve training, supervision and accountability systems. The effort is expected to produce a better understanding of what motivates police officers and makes them healthier, happier and more effective.
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Don't Jump the Shark: Understanding Deterrence and Legitimacy in the Architecture of Law Enforcement
Deterrence theory dominates the American understanding of how to regulate criminal behavior but social psychologists' research shows that people comply for reasons that have nothing to do with fear of punishment; they have to do with values, fair procedures and how people connect with one another. Professor Meares discussed the relevance of social psychologists' emerging theory to legal theory and practice and how deterrence and emerging social psychology theories intertwine.
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Looking at the Impact on Policing of Body Worn Cameras
Dr. Craig Uchida, Justice & Security Strategies, Inc., discusses the importance of using research to examine the impact of body-worn cameras. He leads an NIJ-supported project to evaluate the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement to determine if they improve police behavior and relationships with the community.
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