Policing: An International Journal: Volume 34 Issue 2

Policing mobile criminality: implications for police forces in the UK

Stuart Kirby, Sue Penna

The purpose of this paper is to consider how the national intelligence model (NIM) of policing in Britain has been affected by changing patterns of mobility, since its inception…

Enhancing narrative coherence in simulated interviews about child abuse

Martine B. Powell, Brooke B. Feltis, Carolyn H. Hughes‐Scholes

Simulated child interviews, where adults play the role of a child witness for trainee investigative interviewers, are an essential tool used to train investigators to adhere to…

Changes in officer use of force over time: a descriptive analysis of a national survey

Bruce Taylor, Geoffrey Alpert, Bruce Kubu, Daniel Woods, Roger G. Dunham

Few studies track non‐lethal weapon use by law enforcement agencies (LEAs), the number/level of force used by these agencies, complaints for excessive force, and injuries to…

In‐service training of older law enforcement officers: an andragogical argument

Gregg W. Etter, Richard Griffin

Law enforcement officers enter police service usually sometime after their 21st birthday. They often remain in police service until they turn 65. To maintain their professional…

Outside the interrogation room: the context of confession in sexual crimes

Eric Beauregard, Tom Mieczkowski

The purpose of this study is to identify factors in sex offenders that act to facilitate or inhibit confession to police. Moreover, it aims to assess possible interactions and…

Arizona v. Gant and searches of automobiles incident to arrest: Analysis and recommendations for policy and practice

Michael R. Smith, Rhys Hester

The purpose of this paper is to analyze an important new US Supreme Court decision on automobile searches, Arizona v. Gant, and to discuss its implications for police policy and…

Citizen support for community policing in China

Yuning Wu, Shanhe Jiang, Eric Lambert

This study aims to examine Chinese college students' support for community policing.

Public satisfaction with law enforcement in Turkey

Onder Karakus, Edmund F. McGarrell, Oguzhan Basibuyuk

In this study, the aim is to address the void in the comparative literature of criminology and criminal justice by investigating public attitudes toward law enforcement in a…

An assessment of South Korean police officers' perceptions of organizational characteristics in the post‐reform era

Mahesh K. Nalla, Wook Kang

The purpose of this study is to develop a broader understanding of police organizational culture in South Korea. More specifically, given its history and culture, the aim is to…

Citizens' opinions about police discretion in criminal investigations

Abdullah Cihan, William Wells

The purpose of this paper is to examine the correlates of citizens' perceptions about the appropriate amount of police discretion in criminal investigations.

Safeguarding Homeland Security: Governors and Mayors Speak out

Lucy Edwards Hochstein

Suicide by Cop: Police Shooting as a Method of Self-harming

Rustu Deryol

Toward a Life-course Perspective of Police Organizations

Rustu Deryol

Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Program

J.W. Carter II

Police Misconduct, Media Coverage, and Public Perceptions of Racial Profiling: An Experiment

Rustu Deryol

Editorial

Lawrence F. Travis