Police in the United States stand out in the developed world for their reliance on deadly
force. Other nations in the Americas, however, feature higher or similar levels of fatal police …

The extent to which police officers obey instructions and policies is of permanent concern to
police leaders and the community. This is especially the case when it comes to preventing …

The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in 2005 raised
acute issues about operational practice, legitimacy, accountability and policy making …

Police officers are increasingly called upon to explain and defend their behaviour towards
citizens, particularly where force is used. While there is a well-established body of research …

We propose a methodology for comparative cross-national focus group research and
illustrate how this methodology is useful for advancing our understanding of political protest …

This article introduces the author's recent study on the 'strategic impact'of routinely arming
the New Zealand Police and discusses how two significant research findings are consistent …

Styles of policing are reflected in the methods, decisions and priorities of law enforcement
agencies. Based on an ethnographic study of police work in two major French metropolitan …

Compared to the burgeoning literature on the determinants of penal policies in various
Western countries, and compared to criminology in general, the comparative study of …

À partir d'une combinaison d'observations directes, entretiens et questionnaire auprès du
public, cet article propose de comparer les décisions de contrôle des policiers français et …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the type of force that is most
frequently used by Belgian police officers in their daily activities, and to examine the …