Police departments have used the services of psychologists for more than two decades. In the 1980's, police psychology began to be recognized as a distinct field, with psychologists' activities expanding beyond screening job applicants to include a broader range of psychological support services. These included _counseling to help officers cope with the wunique stresses inherent in police work,...

Policing in England and Wales has become increasingly contested since the 1960s and has been subject to unprecedented levels of public scrutiny. Stop and search powers have played a central role in this process and, though often described as an essential part of modern policing, have continued to provide a flashpoint in police– community relations. In this article the authors briefly review the...

During the latter half of the 20 century American policing became more professional (Skogan & Frydl, 2004) and the rate of violent crime declined dramatically (Blumstein & Wallman, 2000). Yet public trust and confidence in the police increased at best marginally and there has been a large and continuing racial gap in police legitimacy. This article reviews changes in police policy and practice ...

OBJECTIVES To conduct a community survey to estimate the degree to which road traffic injuries (RTIs) are under reported and to compare the characteristics of RTI reported to the police to those not reported. DESIGN A cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING Kandy district, Sri Lanka. PARTICIPANTS RTIs and deaths during the preceding 12 months were identified through a community-ba...

This study considers the circumstances under which members of the Muslim American community voluntarily cooperate with police efforts to combat terrorism. Cooperation is defined to include both a general receptivity toward helping the police in antiterror work and the specific willingness to alert police to terror-related risks in a community. We compare two perspectives on why people cooperate...

With the movement of persons with mental illness out of hospitals and into the community, the frequency of contact between police officers and such persons, in crisis or otherwise, has increased significantly. How police respond in these situations has important consequences for the subject, police officers, and the community. Officers (n = 554) from police departments in a major metropolitan a...

Past research indicates that legitimacy encourages compliance with the law. This study extends consideration of the influence of legitimacy by exploring its impact on cooperation with the police and with neighbors to combat crime in one’s community. It uses a panel study design and focuses upon the residents of New York City. The study finds that legitimacy shapes cooperation with the police an...

This paper explores the transition from military to civil security in post-militancy and subsequent militant operations 2009 floods of 2010 Swat Valley Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Based mainly on qualitative interviews with local police community women men, examines shifting roles over course these crises how community-police relations are continuously negotiated. Before conflict, betwee...