... accountability, performance and professionalism significantly and positively influence public trust in the Somali police force. Practical implications This study provides practical recommendations for Somalia’s policymakers and law enforcement agencies. It emphasizes the importance of implementing stronger...

...Filza Hameed; Sadia Shaheen; Bashir Ahmad; Muhammad Mudassar Anwar; Muhammad Ahmad-ur-Rehman Purpose The successful performance of organizations depends on the smooth working relations between their leaders and employees. Considering the importance of the behaviors of leaders/supervisors...

...Lois James; Michael S. Goldstein; Peter Lecy; Stephen Mase Purpose To add to the existing body of knowledge on the relationship between stress and job performance in policing, we monitored police officers' physiology using Hexoskin shirts while they responded to simulated scenarios. Design...

...Swen Koerner; Mario S. Staller; André Kecke Purpose The study compares the impact of two different pedagogical approaches in police training by assessing the knife defense performance of German police recruits against different types of knife attacks. Linear or nonlinear – which pedagogical...

... implications It can assist researchers to ascertain the effects of the external environment on police performance. More importantly, it can assist police managers in making informed decisions about resource use and allocation. Consequently, a better use of resources could lead to better policing and improved...

... including ballistics imaging and proposed best practices for investigating gun crimes. A separate line of research has begun to explore the structure of forensic labs and how structure impacts lab performance. Design/methodology/approach To date, however, proposed best practices in firearms...

...María Esther García-Buades; Carmen Ramis-Palmer; María Antonia Manassero-Mas Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which climate for innovation, supportive climate, and rules climate influence job performance and satisfaction of local police (LP) officers in Spain...

...) the authors performed hierarchical multiple regression analyses, predicting four criteria – performance, satisfaction, retention, and health – at three consecutive time points (after two years of academy training, after six months of field training, and after the first work year). Findings – No group...

...Adi Indrayanto; John Burgess; Kandy Dayaram; Noermijati Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and examine the mediating effect of trust and commitment on employees’ performance in the context of transformational leadership at Civilian Para-Police Force Institution. Design...

... in the neighborhood”) and in their focus (e.g. assessments of overall police performance, assessments of police performance in dealing with specific conditions). Using data obtained through a survey of 298 residents of a midwestern city, compares responses to various questions designed to measure attitudes toward...

... evaluations and police performance across city, county and state levels using data collected from a state in the western USA. Finds differences in evaluations depending on age, gender, initiation of contact and previous experience. Discusses the implications of these results and suggests topics for further...

...In Soo Son; Chiu‐Wai Tsang; Dennis M. Rome; Mark S. Davis Examines the relationship between the observation of police use of force and the subsequent evaluation of police performance. The data in this study were obtained from a random sample of 992 Ohio citizens. Finds that the observation...