This study examines whether the presence of Latino police officers reduces the racial
disparity in traffic stops in divisions in which they work. Specifically, the link between passive …

While a great deal of research concerning the attitudes of adults toward police exists, fewer
studies exploring the attitudes of juveniles have been completed Using self report data …

Criminal justice institutions and the policies that guide them can be strongly influenced by
public attitudes. This paper examines perceptions of the police held by a sample of …

Purpose–The primary purpose of this paper is to examine attitudes toward the police in a
sample of Canadian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach–Using survey data …

Earlier studies suggest that community policing requires a shift in the guiding philosophy
and supporting organisational structure of law enforcement. This shift encompasses police …

Animosity between youth and police officers reduces community–police collaboration and
increases the likelihood of future negative encounters. The Baltimore Outward Bound Police …

This study examines university students' perceptions of the Ghana police service in contrast
with general population studies that explain citizens' attitudes toward the police. Two …

In secrecy for decades, the terrorist attacks of in 2001 in the heart of our cities have brought
the intelligence services and their role in the fight against terrorism closer to a large sector of …

Research on juveniles' attitudes toward the police has been instrumental in finding that
youths generally hold less favorable opinions of the police than do adults. However, a …

Scholars and practitioners around the world have adopted the term community policing to
describe a wide variety of policing strategies during the past 30 years. Most discussions of …