“…There is abundant literature on public perceptions of police in large developed and developing countries (Ajayi & Longe, 2015; Awan et al, 2019; Boateng, 2012; Dai et al, 2019; Gau, 2010; Jiang et al, 2012; Lum et al, 2021; Wu, 2009). However, there is scant literature on public perceptions of police in the context of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and particularly in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs; Bull et al, 2021; Dinnen, 2019; Dinnen & Watson, 2021; Howes et al, 2021; McLeod, 2009; McLeod & Dinnen, 2007; Watson & Dinnen, 2020; Watson, Amin, & Pino, 2021; Watson, Boateng, & Miles-Johnson, 2021, Watson, Sousa-Santos, & Howes, 2021; Watson & Johnson, 2020).…”