The Relationship Between Citizen Oversight and Procedural Justice Measures in Policing: An Exploratory Study

Holliday, Bradley S.; Wagstaff, John H.

doi:10.1007/s12103-021-09610-3

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“…Hougland and Wolf (2017) found that CALEA accreditation did not have a significant relationship with the volume of citizen complaints agencies receive or the number of sustained complaint investigations. Holliday and Wagstaff (2021) found that CALEA accreditation has a positive and statistically significant relationship with satisfaction with the police ( p < 0.10), trust in the police ( p < 0.01), belief that the police treat all people equally ( p < 0.01), belief that the police are held accountable ( p < 0.01), and belief that the police are building positive community relationships ( p < 0.01). Overall, we found no evidence that CALEA accreditation is associated with the work benefits of law enforcement officers, but we did find evidence that CALEA accreditation is associated with certain work procedures and work processes in law enforcement agencies.…”

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Assessing the correlates of CALEA accreditation: a state-of-the-art review

Abner

Rush

2022

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to synthesize empirical research on the correlates of Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation.Design/methodology/approachThe authors performed keyword searches across 132 criminal justice, policing, and public administration journals to identify peer-reviewed articles that examine the relationship between CALEA accreditation and any output or outcome. Two keyword searches were utilized “commission on accreditation for law enforcement agencies” and “commission on accreditation of law enforcement agencies” in the event that authors misnamed the accrediting body. Only quantitative articles that utilized inferential statistics were included in the sample given that the authors aimed to assess the relationship between CALEA law enforcement accreditation and outputs and outcomes.FindingsOverall, there is a paucity of research on the relationship between CALEA accreditation and outputs and outcomes. Only nineteen, peer-reviewed, studies that utilize inferential statistics have been published on the topic as of the end of 2021. The largest number of studies explore the relationship between CALEA accreditation and community-oriented policing and gender representation. Given the dearth of quantitative studies on CALEA accreditation, and the lack of studies using experimental or quasi-experimental designs, current findings on the topic should not be viewed as proof of cause and effect relationships but as correlations.Originality/valueThis article represents the first systematic review of the correlates of CALEA accreditation.

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Assessing the correlates of CALEA accreditation: a state-of-the-art review

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Rush

2022

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“…Nevertheless, in the broader context, community members’ trust in the police, as well as, perception of psychological safety to willingly engage with the police is dependent on perception of procedural justice evidenced in the routine operations of the police. The principle of procedural justice posits that public perception of fairness in the discharge of police officers’ duties and responsibilities is an antecedent of citizens’ trustworthiness in the police and correspondingly influence their attitudes and engagements with the police (Bell, 2017; Holliday and Wagstaff, 2021). Consequently, this may lead to early detection of crimes by the police (Hurley and Boulton, 2021).…”

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Community policing experience, public trust in the police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being in Ghana

Hevi

Ketemepi

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how community policing experience elicits public trust in the police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A cluster sampling technique was used in the selection of 474 community members, who answered questions relating to community policing experience, public trust in the police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being. Structural equation modelling was employed to test the relationships and effects of the hypothesized paths. Findings The findings showed that community policing experience was positively related to public trust in the police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being in Ghana. Research limitations/implications Mediation does not fall within the scope of the current study; hence, issues of indirect effects among the variables were not examined. Nevertheless, future studies should consider investigating the phenomenon through mediation analysis. Practical implications The study further highlights that probable negative consequences of divulging information to the police about potential or actual crime may hinder citizens from engaging with police. Hence, police administrators must find ways to conceal identities of whistle blowers on crime and its related issues, so they do not suffer any personal cost. Originality/value In this research, the academic scope of community policing was expanded by linking the concepts of public trust in police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being, which the study admits has been undertaken separately in empirical policing literature but not within the context of developing countries such as Ghana.

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“…First, though there is a paucity of research on the impacts of police accreditation, there is some evidence that police accreditation is correlated with some positive outputs and outcomes (Abner and Rush, 2022). Holliday and Wagstaff (2021) compiled public opinion surveys from 48 US cities and examined the factors related to the public's attitudes towards the police. They found that CALEA accreditation had a positive and statistically significant relationship with satisfaction with the police ( p < 0.10), trust in the police ( p < 0.01), belief that police treat all people equally ( p < 0.01), belief that police are held accountable ( p < 0.01), and belief that police are building positive community relationships ( p < 0.01).…”

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Predictors of public support for police accreditation

Abner

2022

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PurposeThis study aims to identify the predictors of public support for police accreditation under four different scenarios that vary based upon whether or not accreditation requires a property tax increase and whether or not local police support accreditation.Design/methodology/approachThis study draws upon survey data from 998 US adults. Four binary logistic models are employed to assess support for accreditation under four different scenarios.FindingsIndividual-level factors, including age, education, race, region, generalized trust, political ideology, and volunteer experience, are important predictors of support for police accreditation depending on the scenario presented. Community-level factors including perceptions of police performance and perceptions of property taxes are also important predictors of support for police accreditation depending on the scenario presented. Support for police accreditation is highest when police accreditation does not require a property tax increase and when local police support accreditation. Sixty-six percent of respondents support police accreditation under this scenario.Originality/valueThis article represents the first published study on the predictors of support for police accreditation. The findings from this study have important implications for implementing police reform given recent calls by activists to both reform the police and to defund them.

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The Relationship Between Citizen Oversight and Procedural Justice Measures in Policing: An Exploratory Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

Assessing the correlates of CALEA accreditation: a state-of-the-art review

Assessing the correlates of CALEA accreditation: a state-of-the-art review

Community policing experience, public trust in the police, citizens’ psychological safety and community well-being in Ghana

Predictors of public support for police accreditation

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