Policing: An International Journal: Volume 28 Issue 1

Mental health and prospective police professionals

Thomas M. Kelley

To assess the mental health of members of the police force and expose any gaps existing at what should be its ideal level, with reference to aspiring policemen of the future. Aims…

Managing the bottom line: risk management in policing

Carol A. Archbold

To present qualitative data illustrating how some of the largest law enforcement agencies in the USA use risk management in their efforts to control police liability.

Police perceptions of social capital and sense of responsibility: An explanation of proactive policing

Arrick L. Jackson, John E. Wade

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between social capital and police sense of responsibility and their impact on proactive policing.

Drug‐related complaints against police: Some findings from a New South Wales study

Jerry H. Ratcliffe, David Biles, Tracey Green, Seumas Miller

To examine the incidence and prevalence rate of drug‐related complaints against police in the New South Wales Police Service (Australia) and compare these rates to officer…

Citizen police academies: the importance of communication

William E. Raffel

To describe the class content of a citizen police academy (CPA) and the preference for communicative problem solving over physical force.

Perceptions of discrimination and justice in New York City

Stephen K. Rice, Alex R. Piquero

There has been limited analysis on the intersections of race, gender, inequality (e.g. education, income), and procedural/distributive justice and the perceived prevalence of…

Bounty hunters: a look behind the hype

Ronald Burns, Patrick Kinkade, Matthew C. Leone

To identify and assess the current state of professionalism and operations in the field of bail recovery, or bounty hunting.

Confidence in the police between America and Japan: Results from two waves of surveys

Liqun Cao, Steven Stack

To re‐test the hypothesis that that the public in Japan have a higher confidence in the police than their counterparts in the USA.

The thinking eye: Pros and cons of second generation CCTV surveillance systems

Ray Surette

To discuss and review the shift to computer enhanced self‐monitoring CCTV surveillance systems of public spaces and the social implications of this shift.

Reducing burglary by crackdown and consolidation

Andrew Millie

To assess whether a programme of “crackdown and consolidation” could lead to measurable and sustainable reductions in domestic burglary.