..., modest attention has been devoted to studying public confidence and its relation to the legitimacy of the larger governing structure in Mexico. While a few studies have compared Mexico to other Latin American countries in terms of public attitudes toward police (see Walker and Waterman, 2008), scant...

...Henry P.H. Chow Purpose The primary purpose of this paper is to examine attitudes toward the police in a sample of Canadian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach Using survey data collected from 262 students attending 14 different high schools in a western Canadian city, the paper analyses...

... that the following analysis is conducted. This study is part of a larger effort to study attitudes toward the police and recent police reform efforts in T&T. The research took place between January and May of 2009 and was part of the first author's activities as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the University...

..., are relatively new and underdeveloped in China. Public support and cooperation is central to all forms of community policing. Although empirical research on Chinese attitudes toward community policing is almost non‐existent [1] , findings from a number of studies on public support for community policing...

...' perceptions of the police. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Immigrants Chinese people Attitudes to the police United States of America Racial profiling and racial mistreatment by police have become hotly debated topics not only in the USA but also in Canada as well as Britain...

... that produce both. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Community policing Community relations Attitudes to the police United States of America Heralded as the answer to rising crime rates in the 1990s, community policing is increasingly being downplayed as police departments experiment...

... explore measurement properties in more detail. Originality/value This is one of few studies to examine the construct validity of public perception measures in police research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Police Attitudes to the police Measurement United States of America...

... be contacted at: durant.frantzen@tamuk.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Police Domestic violence Attitudes to the police Legal action United States of America Domestic abuse, particularly against women, is a salient social concern (Johnson, 2007 ; Berk et al., 1992...

... attitudes toward police (ATP, in particular satisfaction with police service) within an organization that has fully implemented community policing. Richard L. Dukes can be contacted at: rdukes@uccs.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Police Public opinion Attitudes to the police...

...‐citizen interactions dates back to the 1970s in the USA and the UK. Early surveys in these countries consistently showed that most people had supportive attitudes toward police organizations and that they were satisfied with the way police officers performed their duties (Davis, 2000). Riess (1971...

...Brad W. Smith Purpose One of the most consistent and widely discussed findings in research on citizens' attitudes toward the police is that African‐American citizens view the police less favorably than do white citizens. Frank and his colleagues, however, found that in Detroit African‐American...

.... However, Cornwall is also heavily dependent upon tourism, and a majority (59.2 per cent) said they lived in a tourist area. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Community policing Attitudes to the police England Controversy over the role of the police in contemporary Britain...

... Publishing Limited 2004 Police Attitudes to the police Perception Philippines Civilian review has been a contentious issue for the police. Anecdotal and empirical accounts indicate that the police have animosity towards civilian review (Brooks, 1973 ; Brown, 1987 ; Gellhorn, 1966a...

... is for officers to be known by face to people in their patrol area. Toward that end, a recent decree states that it is desirable for officers to reside in the neighborhoods for which they are responsible. Policing Attitudes to the police Public opinion United States of America Russia The USA has...