Building on prior research involving citizen complaints, the current inquiry seeks to add to
the literature by examining citizen complaint data from eight US cities. We assess the …

This paper argues that the current focus of policing on problem officers is too narrow, both
conceptually and in terms of how they are operationalized in the research literature, and …

Purpose This chapter seeks to illuminate the interconnectedness of procedural justice, use
of force, and occupational culture in relation to police legitimacy. Methodology/approach The …

Police misconduct generally refers to procedural violations of departmental rules and
regulations, violations of state and federal law, and constitutional civil rights violations. As …

One could easily argue that the field of law enforcement is currently experiencing a
legitimacy crisis in the United States. Gallup Poll data, the most reliable source of data we …

Many aspects of police aggression have been explored significantly in multiple studies in
the past decades. However, the focus of this study is to investigate the relationship between …

Independent civilian oversight of police has had rapid growth over the past decade in
response to a number of high profile cases of police misconduct and public dissatisfaction …

Early intervention (EI) systems are often touted as an effective means to increase
accountability amongst US police departments. The IACP report on police integrity and …

It is the intention of this thesis to effectively describe what is known about EI systems to date.
Many sources of information are used, beginning with peer reviewed journals such as …