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About the Policing & Society format

Policing & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Policing Practices and Perceptions, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Policing & Society 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolicing Practices and Perceptions Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
ISSN1043-9463
Citation impact (2-yr)2.07
h-index74
i10-index838
Total citations35,617
Top institutions publishing hereGriffith University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Policing & Society per year

63
2014
71
2015
78
2016
80
2017
68
2018
78
2019
63
2020
72
2021
58
2022
60
2023
87
2024
90
2025

Citation impact of Policing & Society by publication year

1.6K
2014
1.8K
2015
2.6K
2016
1.8K
2017
1.3K
2018
1.3K
2019
1.2K
2020
1.2K
2021
512
2022
420
2023
321
2024
104
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Policing & Society

Asymmetry in the Impact of Encounters with Police

Wesley G. Skogan · 27 Apr 2006

This article examines the impact of personal experience on popular assessments of the quality of police service. Following past research, it addresses the influence of personal and neighbourhood factors on confidence in the police. It then focuses on the additional impact of positive and negative personal experiences with the police. Several studies of police encounters…

Police occupational culture: classic themes, altered times

Bethan Loftus · 20 Nov 2009

Understandings of police culture rely heavily on ethnographies conducted several decades ago. In these classic accounts, authors have identified recurring themes within police dispositions and practices over time and space. There have, however, been important developments within policing contexts, some of which could be expected to transform the cultural ethos that has long underpinned the…

Contact and confidence: revisiting the impact of public encounters with the police

Ben Bradford, Jonathan Jackson, Elizabeth A. Stanko · 14 Jan 2009

Public confidence in policing has become an important issue in the UK. The police rely on legitimacy and public support, and initiatives to improve levels of confidence are currently underway. The point of contact between citizens and officers is vital in any such endeavour. But how are encounters judged and how important for public confidence…

Policing and social identity: procedural justice, inclusion and cooperation between police and public

Ben Bradford · 27 Sep 2012

Accounts of the social meaning of policing and of the relationship between police and citizen converge on the idea that police behaviour carries important identity-relevant information. Opinions of and ideas about the police are implicated in the formation of social identities that relate to the social groups it represents – nation, state and community. Procedural…

Encouraging public cooperation and support for police

Kristina Murphy, Lyn Hinds, Jenny Fleming · 23 May 2008

This paper explores how to increase public cooperation and support for police. To date, only a few studies have attempted to explore the role that procedural justice plays in shaping the public's willingness to assist police in crime control. The present study explores this much neglected field of research using both crosssectional survey data and…

Policing & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Policing & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Policing & Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Policing & Society use?
Policing & Society uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Policing & Society 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Policing & Society?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Policing & Society document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Policing & Society is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Policing & Society template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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