Public trust and confidence in the police is generally low, with minority group members especially mistrustful of the police. This study uses a sample of New Yorkers to examine, first, whether trust is related to public willingness to cooperate with the police. The results suggest that it is. Second, this study examines the relationship of…
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Police Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Policing Practices and Perceptions, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Gun Ownership and Violence Research.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Police Quarterly, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Policing Practices and Perceptions Crime Patterns and Interventions Gun Ownership and Violence Research Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies |
| ISSN | 1098-6111 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 3.47 |
| h-index | 84 |
| i10-index | 446 |
| Total citations | 25,041 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Arizona State University |
| Journal website | pqx.sagepub.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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Most-cited papers in Police Quarterly
Researchers have emphasized the importance of direct encounters with the police as a determinant of attitudes toward the police, yet cross-sectional studies allow for limited causal inference. This study includes the measurement of attitudes before and after encounters with the police among African American, Hispanic, and White residents of Chicago. Contrary to previous research, direct…
This article examines the determinants of citizen satisfaction with police. Using data from a recent nationwide survey of Whites, Hispanics, and African Americans, the authors test several hypotheses about how situational and structural factors shape attitudes toward the police. Much has been written about Black-White differences in views of the police, but most of this…
This article examines the character and consequences of encounters between police and residents of the city of Chicago. It describes the frequency with which they contacted the police for assistance or support and how often they were stopped by them. Follow-up questions gathered information about the character of those contacts. The analysis contrasts the effects…
Studies considering perceptions of the police have traditionally focused on very broad outcome measures (e.g., global views of the police). In an era of community policing, it is imperative to consider how the public perceives the police and police services using measures reflecting this alternative paradigm of policing. In addition, recent research suggests that perceptions…