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Research on Civilians in Policing” provides insight into the changing roles and opportunities for civilian employees within law enforcement agencies. The civilianization (the tendency to replace or ...
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The death of Michael Brown in 2014 and subsequent high-profile officer-involved shootings have prompted police departments across the United States to evaluate their use of force and deadly force poli...
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Different viewpoints identify different reasons for actively and intentionally integrating minorities into the workforce. Some argue that diversity-promoting policies exist to remedy past wrongs of di...
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Being a law enforcement officer in today’s society is a challenging and complex task; it requires officers to be free from bias and intolerance in order to perform their duties well. At present, lim...
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In October 2006, “Police Officer Recruitment: A Public Sector Crisis,” was published in Police Chief. The article identified a number of issues impacting the recruitment of police officers includi...
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The importance of police culture is widely recognized—the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing noted that “[o]rganizational culture eats policy for lunch” and “[b]ehavior is more ...
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Dr. Gary Cordner’s research article on factors that affect police culture in the 21st century examines whether there is a universally identifiable police culture present in U.S. law enforcement. Whi...
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Hostage (crisis) negotiators, perform vital duties under the most stressful of circumstances, yet little research has been conducted about the individuals who choose this work.1 Negotiators most often...
