Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) has served as a cross-disciplinary framework
for understanding the adjustments individuals make to create, maintain, or decrease social …

Fifty years ago, the 1967 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of
Justice urged the rapid adoption of information technology to improve the effectiveness …

In the United States, the exercise of police authority—and the public's trust that police
authority is used properly—is a recurring concern. Contemporary prescriptions for police …

Now in its fifth edition, Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life is the first
communication theory textbook to provide practical material for career-oriented students …

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has …

The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions
serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups …

Social, political, and economic relationships played key roles in the historical development
of the police. The authors present policing strategies from the vantage points of marginalized …

In the spring and summer of 2020, police in the United States killed Breonna Taylor, George
Floyd, and other unarmed people of color. In one of the largest social movements in the …

Drawing on two theses from the race relations literature, this article presents a foundational
perspective on core relationships between the police and racial groups in the United States …

As police agencies continue to incorporate body-worn cameras, it becomes increasingly
important for researchers and practitioners to explore how to best use these data to better …