... as a mediator, this study aims to examine an indirect influence of organizational justice on police officers' commitment to their organization. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a survey of 418 police officers in South Korea while on in‐service training. In exploring the complex relationship...

... for the relevance of research on non‐police organizations for policing innovation; for instance, his study of the impact of agencies' age on structural properties was motivated by ideas from the wider organizational literature (King, 1999). A good portion of contemporary policing innovation research can...

...Matthew J. Giblin Purpose Studies of police organizations typically involve examining predictors consistent with structural contingency theory while comparatively fewer have examined the applicability of institutional theory. The purpose of the current study is to examine the influence...

... assumptions of current community‐oriented policing reforms, as well as some of the findings of prior studies. They underline the importance of empirically testing our theoretical assumptions in all types of community settings. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Police Community policing Organizations United...

... characteristics of these organizations. Using LEMAS data collected in 1995, this study answered two main questions: what are the organizational characteristics of campus police agencies; and what factors, both internal and external, explain variation in the structural dimensions of the agencies. The results...

... became effective on November 11, 1919. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Germany History Operations Organizations Police The purpose of this study was to ascertain how effective the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has been in reaching the goal to inculcate the police in the territory...

... of categories from ten to seven. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Mental Health Organizations Police Tactics Training Since the 1950s developments in psychiatry and law have returned most mentally disturbed people to community settings. One consequence has been an increase of incidents in which...

... levels of police in other countries. In addition, more experienced officers (especially sergeants) have lower levels of OC than less experienced officers. Reports the results of a survey of Australian police officers’ views on improving commitment to the police organization. Overall, the officers...

...Keith Bryett The police function in Australia is trying to accommodate a very wide range of demands. This has created a situation where officers within the same organization must strive to achieve a publicly acceptable level of interaction with the community at large with all its day‐to‐day needs...