Recent studies of convenience store crime have focused on robberies, but gasoline thefts are a troublesome and often overlooked public policy problem that drain valuable police resources. An analysis of calls for service from 38 convenience stores in Austin, TX reveals that gasoline drive-qffs account for 48% of all convenience store calls. This paper ties the environmental characteristics and ...

The Home Office Police Research Group (PRG) was formed in 1992 to increase the influence of research and development in police policy and practice. The objectives are to sponsor and undertake research and development to improve and strengthen the police service and to identify and disseminate good policing practice. The Crime Detection and Prevention Series follows on from the Crime Prevention ...

BACKGROUND The involuntary admission regulated under the Mental Health Act has become an increasingly important issue in the developed countries in recent years. Most studies about the distribution and associated factors of involuntary admission were carried out in the western countries; however, the results may vary in different areas with different legal and socio-cultural backgrounds. AIMS...

BACKGROUND There is evidence of an association between alcohol use and offending behaviour and around a quarter of police time is spent on alcohol-related incidents. Police custody, therefore, provides an important opportunity to intervene. This pilot trial aims to investigate whether a definitive evaluation of screening and brief interventions aimed at reducing risky drinking in arrestees is a...

A qualitative research design was utilized to address the issue of police burnout as described in the pertinent literature. The goals of the study were to determine the causes of burnout among a sample of recently retired or separated police officers and what could be done to alleviate those feelings. Data gleaned from respondents produced three common themes: benefits of higher education (grad...

Abstract The objective of this experiment was to test the efficacy providing prioritized warrant lists patrol officers. A field carried out with Greensboro (NC) Police Department. Warrant risk profiles were calculated from an analysis historical offending; factors used implement prospective assessment for committing a violent crime while having outstanding issued during experiment. During perio...

Screening of applicants for civil service positions, particularly those where public safety is at issue, is a delicate. onerous, and necessary task. On the one hand, extreme concern is directed at the stability of those authorized to use guns and to exercise power or force; on the other, doubts frequently have been raised about arbitrary, dishonest, or manipulated rejection of applicants for go...

The National Police Service of Kenya has gone through numerous transformations which are aimed at making it more effective and socially aligned to the needs Kenyan population. transformation seen renaming policing unit from Force its current name. Strategy such as institution implies that is improving commitment improve service delivery citizens in a favorable social framework. However, minimal...

Aim: Studying the openness of Hungarian police in context cooperation.Methodology: Qualitative research, document and content analysis.Findings: The 1989 regime change fundamentally changed Police. then closed organization became much more open, today it has achieved character typical democratic forces. This required efforts not only from but also its members. In Author’s view, a positive devel...

BACKGROUND Work as one of the most important activities in human life is related to stressful and difficult situations. Police officers make one of the many occupational groups that are particularly threatened by contact with a number of stressors. Therefore, their strategies of coping with stress are particularly important, because they play an important role in their functioning at work. The ...