What, if any, changes have occurred in the nation's police departments 21 years after the
Rodney King beating? To answer this question, this study examined findings provided by …

Although police misconduct has interested policing scholars for many years, extant research
has been largely atheoretical and has ignored the role of organizational justice in …

This article updates and extends a literature review by Paterson on the attributes said to be
brought to policing by graduate officers compared to their non-graduate counterparts. A …

Research Summary In this study, we investigate how a police officer's exposure to peers
accused of misconduct shapes his or her involvement in excessive use of force. By drawing …

Given the increasing number of unarmed Black men murdered by members of law
enforcement, specifically the deaths of 78 Black unarmed males and females between 1999 …

Red flags are widely used to minimize the risk of various forms of economic misconduct,
among which corruption in public procurement. Drawing on criminal investigations, the …

Few studies had examined the stability of motivations for becoming a police officer over time,
especially among minority and female officers. Moreover, research had not explored the …

This qualitative study investigated the personal experiences of police racial bias and
brutality among 18 African-American parents, the effect these experiences have had on …

Abstract Research Question How adequate is research in the USA for discovering best
policies and practices, and best implementation strategies, for reducing loss of life and injury …

Citizens' beliefs that officers are employing unnecessary or excessive levels of force can
quickly erode police legitimacy and can lead to severe consequences including loss of life …