...Mario A. Davila; Deborah J. Hartley; Ben Brown Purpose The purpose of this study is to gain a broad understanding of public perceptions of the police and violence. Design/methodology/approach This study uses survey data collected from a nationally representative sample (N = 1,223...

...Philip J. Levchak Purpose This study examines the effect of TimeZup – a lever pulling strategy designed to reduce gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut. Design/methodology/approach A series of ARIMA and dynamically complete models are estimated to determine if TimeZup was associated with any...

... impacts on police use of force in communities with different rates of violent crime. Community-oriented policing Use of force Violence Police–community relations The use of force by police has become an increasing focus of public concern, following a series of officer-involved deaths...

...Yunho Yeom Purpose The purpose of this paper is to detect spatial-temporal clusters of violence in Gwanak-gu, Seoul with space-time permutation scan statistics (STPSS) and identifies the temporal threshold for such detection to alert law enforcement officers quickly. Design/methodology/approach...

... relies on qualitative analysis based on the principles of process tracing. Findings – Results show that specific interaction sequences and emotional dynamics can break peaceful interaction routines and trigger violence. Single interactions do not break these routines, but certain combinations do...

...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...

... to confirm the validity of the findings in these new applied scenarios. K.C. Scott‐Brown can be contacted at: k.scott‐brown@abertay.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Social psychology Surveillance Violence Safety measures The recent UK legal proceedings surrounding...

... then can emphasize the less adventuresome aspects. While officers must be ready to respond to violence used against them, communication plays a greater role in investigating crime and solving day‐to‐day problems. Citizens are encouraged to work with police by reporting problems and becoming involved...

... potentially violent, is both wrong and potentially dangerous. It can lead to policing strategies that respond to the violence of some in the crowd by clamping down on all members, and therefore lead all members to perceive the police as hostile and illegitimate. In such conditions, even those who were...

... Police Spraying Force Violence Oleoresin capsicum (OC‐ or pepper) spray is increasingly being used by police forces over the world as a less‐lethal weapon to subdue violent or resisting suspects. As a result of being sprayed with pepper spray, individuals usually respond by involuntary closing...

... of community violence and variations in the law only marginally affect police shooting behavior (see also Reiss, 1980; Blumberg, 1989). Walker (1993, p. 32) noted: These data support the conclusion that administrative rules have successfully limited police shooting discretion, with positive results...

..., among other things, should improve community attitudes toward the police. The data reported here suggest that the reverse is true for one southern city. In that city, minority subjects are less willing to report acts of violence that they believe to be wrong to the police. When groups...

... to participate in the study. The eventual sample size comprised 48 women, who between them had reported 50 instances of rape/sexual assault to the police in the period 1990‐1994. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Police Gender Women Violence Interviews Rape is an old crime with a recent past. While...

... asserted within this paper provide for a critical analysis of public policing institutions. This critical analysis offers contributions to police‐related studies of the sociology of violence, sociology of work and occupations, sociology of organizations, sociology of knowledge, maintenance of ideology...

...Thomas S. Whetstone The police have been given the responsibility of the first response to domestic violence. Their performance in this role has been inconsistent and often inadequate. While many departments have the capacity to improve their response, the police acting alone are often poorly...

... cultural values, and also by assuming that the values which configure the police culture are more likely to reflect policemen’s rather than policewomen’s beliefs. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Police Surveys Violence Control Adequate representation of women police officers in UK forces...

... if police use it improperly” (Klockars, 1995, p.12). Excessive use of force is almost always a matter of degree and circumstance (Chen, 1995, p.235). In the present research, excessive use of force is defined as physical force of low‐order violence. It is used against a suspect in a reactionary...

...Peter G. Sinden; B. Joyce Stephens Whether they are research summaries or state of affairs pieces, existing commentaries are critical of police response to domestic violence calls. Charged with leisurely response times, being reluctant to make an arrest, devaluing victims, siding with batterers...

... the number of cases examined was small (only ten suspects were reported to be on drugs, 26 under the influence of alcohol). © MCB UP Limited 1999 Effectiveness Police Violence Police have long sought safe and effective means of subduing resistive and combative suspects. Although...

... selected for the study. The GCS does not substitute if the individual selected through this process is not available. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Minorities Police Video Violence The authors argue that these apparently contradictory results can best be explained by recognizing...