TY - JOUR
T1 - Degrees of Urbanism and Police Orientations
T2 - Testing Preferences for Different Policing Approaches Across Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas
AU - Jiao, Allan Y.
PY - 2001/9
Y1 - 2001/9
N2 - Citizen preferences for different police orientations have seldom been studied as a variable that is affected by degrees of urbanism. Although actual police styles are perceived to reflect preferences of local residents, there is no empirical evidence that suggests this is true. The data for this study was collected by surveying residents living in areas with various levels of urbanism to understand whether degrees of urbanism explain differences in preferences for different policing approaches across urban, suburban, and rural areas. The results indicated that urban residents have a stronger preference for community policing, suburban residents have a greater preference for police professionalism, and rural residents have a stronger interest in problem-oriented policing. The findings are explained with various personal, social, and contextual predictors, and their implications for policing are discussed.
AB - Citizen preferences for different police orientations have seldom been studied as a variable that is affected by degrees of urbanism. Although actual police styles are perceived to reflect preferences of local residents, there is no empirical evidence that suggests this is true. The data for this study was collected by surveying residents living in areas with various levels of urbanism to understand whether degrees of urbanism explain differences in preferences for different policing approaches across urban, suburban, and rural areas. The results indicated that urban residents have a stronger preference for community policing, suburban residents have a greater preference for police professionalism, and rural residents have a stronger interest in problem-oriented policing. The findings are explained with various personal, social, and contextual predictors, and their implications for policing are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/109861101129197897
DO - 10.1177/109861101129197897
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993698719
SN - 1098-6111
VL - 4
SP - 361
EP - 387
JO - Police Quarterly
JF - Police Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -