Third-party crime reporting: examining the effects of perceived social cohesion and confidence in police effectiveness
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DOI: 10.1080/0735648x.2020.1856706
Abstract: ABSTRACT While some research suggests perceptions of social cohesion and confidence in police effectiveness influence reporting decisions among victims of crime, no study has examined whether these influences predict reporting among third parties. This paper… read more here.
Keywords: police effectiveness; crime; social cohesion; confidence police ... See more keywords
Public confidence in the police: tests of instrumental and expressive models in a developing country city
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DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2018.1525380
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of instrumental and expressive concerns on public confidence in the police in three different residential areas in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana’s third largest city. The study was important because of the… read more here.
Keywords: police; city; instrumental expressive; confidence police ... See more keywords
Ethnicity, Imprisonment, and Confidence in Police and Courts: Evidence from an International Survey
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DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spad011
Abstract: This article investigates the sources of ethnic disparities in confidence in police and courts. After reviewing studies of ethnicity and trust in legal authorities and comparative research on prisons, I argue that ethnic divides in… read more here.
Keywords: confidence; survey; legal authorities; police courts ... See more keywords