Technological innovations in crime prevention and policing. A review of the research on implementation and impact
New technological innovations have been developed to prevent crime and to improve the
performance of the police, but we know remarkably little about how and why certain …
performance of the police, but we know remarkably little about how and why certain …
Battered police: Risk factors for violence against law enforcement officers
MW Covington, L Huff-Corzine… - Violence and …, 2014 - connect.springerpub.com
Background and Purpose Evidence is lacking with regard to the most suitable instrument for
measuring quality of life (QOL) in patients with schizophrenia. The researchers carried out a …
measuring quality of life (QOL) in patients with schizophrenia. The researchers carried out a …
A war on cops? The effects of Ferguson on the number of US police officers murdered in the line of duty
Police agencies in the US are currently facing a major legitimacy crisis resulting from a spate
of high-profile use of force incidents, many involving minority citizens. Recent headlines …
of high-profile use of force incidents, many involving minority citizens. Recent headlines …
Assessing dangerousness in policing: An analysis of officer deaths in the United States, 1970–2016
Research Summary A robust body of research findings has established that policing is a
dangerous profession. Few scholars, however, have investigated the full picture of the …
dangerous profession. Few scholars, however, have investigated the full picture of the …
Gun victimization in the line of duty: Fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults on police officers in the United States, 2014–2019
M Sierra‐Arévalo, J Nix - Criminology & Public Policy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary Using open‐source data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), we
analyze national‐and state‐level trends in fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults of US police …
analyze national‐and state‐level trends in fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults of US police …
The impact of agency context, policies, and practices on violence against police
This study examined agency-level factors that impact the level of violence against police.
The independent variables represented both agency context (eg, violent crime rate …
The independent variables represented both agency context (eg, violent crime rate …
Representative policing and violence towards the police
K Barrick, MJ Hickman, KJ Strom - Policing: a journal of policy …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Conflict theories suggest that groups lacking access to the political process, such as racial
minorities, may resort to violence to achieve their goals and protest against injustice …
minorities, may resort to violence to achieve their goals and protest against injustice …
Assessing the county-level structural covariates of police homicides
RJ Kaminski - Homicide studies, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Largely paralleling research on general homicides, research on the structural covariates of
murders of police has been carried out at various levels of areal aggregation. However …
murders of police has been carried out at various levels of areal aggregation. However …
A closer look at the alleged “war on cops”: Post-Ferguson trends in ideologically-motivated homicides of police officers, 2008–2021
JJ Norris - Police Quarterly, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Some proponents of the “war on cops” thesis have suggested that the Black Lives Matter
(BLM) movement encourages people to murder police officers and is responsible for many …
(BLM) movement encourages people to murder police officers and is responsible for many …
Ambush killings of the police, 1970–2018: A longitudinal examination of the “war on cops” debate
MD White - Police Quarterly, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the last few years, there has been a series of high-profile, premeditated ambush
attacks on police, which has led some to conclude there is a “war on cops.” Unfortunately …
attacks on police, which has led some to conclude there is a “war on cops.” Unfortunately …