... and homeownership predicted Saudi citizens’ willingness to cooperate with Saudi police. Surprisingly, obligation did not predict cooperation. Originality/value Our study, the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia, has theoretical, policy and research implications for the country and the larger Middle East. Also...

...Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich; Yang Liu; Valentina Pavlović Vinogradac; Irena Cajner Mraović Purpose This study examines the effects of diffuse support for the police, specific support for the police, experience with the police, and demographic characteristics on citizens' own expressed willingness...

... the SAPS, especially in developing viable strategies to strengthen the police’s relationship with citizens. Additionally, the manuscript provides an original contribution to the study of public attitudes toward the police and police legitimacy, especially in a non-western society. The relationship...

... to examine citizens’ fear of crime, perceptions of public safety and environment. Using a stratified sampling method, a total of 654 respondents were selected. Structural equation modeling was used to examine direct and indirect relationships among exogenous and endogenous variables and to test the authors...

...Christopher D. O'Connor Purpose Citizens' opinions of the police are important indicators of how well the police are performing their duties and can help to shape police practice as well as public policy. However, little research exists in Canada on people's opinions of the police. This paper aims...

...John Liederbach; Eric J. Fritsch; David L. Carter; Andra Bannister Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide direct comparisons between the views of citizens and officers within a jurisdiction that has been largely influenced by the community‐oriented policing movement. Comparisons between...