... between organizational justice and the perception of procedural justice from the perspective of police officers. Furthermore, it investigates the mediating roles of discretion and responsiveness. Design/methodology/approach Using 441 survey responses from South Korean police officers, a mediation...

...-oriented policing Discretion Citizen satisfaction Implementation In 2012, the Canton, Ohio Police Department (CPD) started over. The force was hamstrung by manpower shortages and state funding cuts for local governments. Violent crime was on the rise and CPD management realized...

... handling interactions with minorities differently than whites when recalling past interactions to researchers (Morant and Edwards, 2011). It is well-known that patrol officers enjoy a high degree of discretion and engage in a wide range of actions during their interactions with citizens. Past...

... communities. The theory of representative bureaucracy takes this assumption of bureaucratic discretion further. This theory suggests that bureaucratic organizations, such as police departments, that are more representative of the broader citizenry, especially those groups often underrepresented in terms...

.... The identification of a traffic ticket cycle among some black drivers appears to be an original finding. Discrimination Decision making Patrol Discretion Profiling Whether they see the violation themselves or become aware of it by other means, the police have the ability to shape multiple outcomes...

... positions (National Center for Women and Policing, 2002). The history of discrimination and questionable use of discretion by the police, particularly against minorities, has been a significant part of the impetus behind research and reform related to policing. Next to the use of force, the arrest...