The volatile political environment that surrounds the issue of “racial profiling” has led local
and state police agencies across the nation to start collecting information about traffic and …

Using footage from body-worn cameras, we analyze the respectfulness of police officer
language toward white and black community members during routine traffic stops. We …

'Institutional work'has evolved from a concept introduced to capture a set of actions
described in institutional research, to a perspective on the relationship between institutions …

The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police is rising. One proposed effect of BWCs
is reducing complaints against police, which assumes that BWCs reduce officer …

Many respondents to opinion surveys say that the citizen's race influences how police
officers treat the public, yet recent expert social‐science panels have declared that research …

The recent renaissance of ecological research in criminology has brought with it a renewed
interest in the relationship between crime and social control in local communities. While …

Introductory chapters explain the role of scientific inquiry in criminal justice, theory and
criminal justice research, and causation and validity. Five chapters on the structuring of …

Police often attempt to restore order and prevent illegal activity by calling on citizens to alter
their behavior. Achieving compliance in these circumstances is an important test of officers' …

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION—Stuart Henry and Dragan Milovanovic's work contributes to a
growing body of literature within criminology that undertakes a critical approach to the study …

Community policing creates the expectation that oficers will become more selective in
making arrests and that those decisions will be influenced more by extralegal considerations …