... and report the behavior to informal peers. This paper considers how civilian complaint behavior may contribute to a “dark figure” of police misconduct. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered to a Census-matched group of Americans, asking respondents to indicate their reporting preferences...

... complex – and racially variant – picture. Originality/value Prior research on public willingness to report terrorism-related suspicious activity has (1) been limited to survey experiments in which scenarios explicitly mentioned terrorism or in which the suspect’s identity was manipulated and (2...

...Michael A. Hansen; John C. Navarro Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps across a range of policing interactions with the public. Design/methodology/approach In a survey distributed via Mechanical Turk (MTurk) (n = 979), the authors explore the role...

...John C. Navarro; Michael A. Hansen Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps on police use of force. Design/methodology/approach In a national-level survey distributed via Mechanical Turk (MTurk) (n = 979), the authors explore the role that respondents' political...

.../approach First, the results of an online survey of police officers in three Belgian local police zones are presented. Second, qualitative data are used to gain more insight into the factors, individual as well as contextual, that influence the decision to use force. Findings The survey results...

...Christopher S. Koper; Daniel J. Woods; Bruce E. Kubu Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine gun violence prevention practices among urban police in the USA, assessing their scope, effectiveness, limitations, and impacts. Design/methodology/approach A national survey was conducted...