Police

Police Managers’ Self-Control and Support for Organizational Justice

Police managers with greater self-control expressed more support for organizational justice

Command-level Police Officers' Perceptions of the 'War on Cops' and De-policing

A survey of over 200 command-level cops in a southeastern state indicates they believe a *war on cops* has resulted in de-policing

Demeanor, Race, and Police Perceptions of Procedural Justice: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments

Experiments with officers from two agencies showed citizen demeanor affects their willingness to exercise procedural justice

Police Perceptions of Their External Legitimacy in High and Low Crime Areas of the Community

Police believe their legitimacy is evaluated differently by citizens of high- and low-crime neighborhoods

Review of ‘‘When Police Kill’’

My brief review of Frank Zimring’s book on police use of deadly force.

A War on Cops? The Effects of Ferguson on the Number of U.S. Police Officers Murdered in the Line of Duty

We find no evidence for a _war on cops_, as measured by officers murdered in the line of duty from 2010 to 2016.

Do the Police Believe That Legitimacy Promotes Cooperation From the Public?

Yes, but results indicate they think effectively fighting crime is more important

Third-person Perceptions, Hostile Media Effects, and Policing: Developing a Theoretical Framework for Assessing the Ferguson Effect

Police perceive the media as hostile toward them, and it increases their fear of false allegations

Police Officers’ Trust in Their Agency: Does Self-Legitimacy Protect Against Supervisor Procedural Injustice?

Yes, it does.

A Bird’s Eye View of Civilians Killed by Police in 2015: Further Evidence of Implicit Bias

Further analysis of WAPO data - while limited - is suggestive of implicit bias in fatal officer-involved shootings