Perceptions of police procedures and trust in police: police encounters and media literacy do matter

Ming-Li Hsieh, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Her research includes an examination of policing and cybercrime, recidivism risk assessment, crime control policies and comparative criminal justice. Her recent work has been published in the Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Police Quarterly, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Abuse, Victims and Offenders, International Journal of Cyber Criminology, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Criminal Justice Policy Review, International Criminal Justice Review and Feminist Criminology, among others.

Shun-Yung Kevin Wang is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at TA&MU System – Tarleton State University. Professor Wang’s research interests include procedural justice, police legitimacy and cybercrime, and his recent publications appeared in Police Quarterly, Victims and Offenders, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology and other peer-review avenues.

Yuning Wu is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, USA. Her research interests include public perception of crime and justice, policing and victimization. Her research has appeared in journals such as Justice Quarterly, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal of Criminal Justice and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

Ssu-Hsien Chen (Olivia) was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She has a BA degree in Philosophy and a minor in Business Management from Fu Jen Catholic University, an MPA degree in Public Affairs from Ming Chuan University and a PhD degree in Public Administration and Policy from Florida State University. She is a professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at National Taipei University, Taiwan. Her research interests include policy analysis, local/metropolitan governance, energy policies, interlocal networks and interactions, and the use of performance measurement in public sectors.