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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"police perception"”.
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Police perception of danger
… between danger, stress, and the well-being of police officers. Still, gaps remain in understanding officers' perceptions of danger. This study addresses these gaps by exploring the concept of subjective danger perception, a cognitive and emotional response to potential physical or psychological …
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Police Officers' Perception of the Validity of the General Theory of Crime.
<p>This study measured police officers perception of the validity of General Theory of Crime. Using a sample of 117 officers and an adapted version of the Grasmick et al. (1993) self-control scale, this study measures the level of agreement officers exhibit that low self-control traits are present …
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Hiding In Plain Sight: Ghosted Police Vehicles And The Perception Of Police Presence On College Campuses
<p>Previous research has shown that police presence, which involves visibility of law enforcement personnel, is often related to perceptions of individual safety and individual behavior. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of college students and campus law enforcement regarding …
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Police perceptions of body-worn cameras: can resistance be predicted?
… sought to examine the relationships between police officers’ demographic and experiential characteristics and their perceptions of body-worn camera programs. If relationships were present, further examination would seek to identify any characteristics were predictive of the officers’ support …
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Perceptions on Police Use of Force: A General Strain Theory Approach to Explicate Use of Force Incidents
… study focused on stress and its influence on police officers’ use of force. As a theoretical frame, Agnew’s General Strain Theory (GST) was applied to measure police officers’ decision making process in use of force, and the evaluation was compared to the college population. Data derived from …
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The Ferguson Effect in Contemporary Policing: Assessing Police Officer Willingness to Engage the Public
… and video recording of violent/tumultuous police encounters increase, police would back away from proactive enforcement, resulting in an increase in crime—the Ferguson Effect. Recent scholarship refined these concerns over police disengagement with the study of de-policing, while other …