RT Article
T1 Police supervisors' work-related attitudes in China
JF The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
VO 50
IS 3
SP 419
OP 438
A1 Liu, Jianhong 1954-
A1 Wu, Yuning
A1 Sun, Ivan Y.
A1 Chang, Yugang
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1736863460
AB While the past two decades have witnessed a fast growing of policing literature in China, officers' job-related attitudes remain severely under-researched. Using survey data collected from 212 police supervisors in a major Chinese city, this study examined the patterns of Chinese police officers' occupational attitudes toward selective enforcement, legal restrictions, community policing, and use of force, and factors that influence such attitudes. About half the respondents were in favor of legal restrictions, and the majority of officers supported the notions of selective enforcement, community policing, and use of force. Male, older officers, those who had no military experience, and officers who worked at field stations favored selective enforcement than their counterparts, whereas supervisor who were younger and worked at nonfield stations were more supportive for legal restrictions. Supervisors' role orientations toward law enforcement and order maintenance influenced their preference for community policing. Implications for future research and policy were discussed.
K1 Chinese police
K1 Community policing
K1 Legal restrictions
K1 Police occupational attitudes
K1 Selective enforcement
K1 Use of force
DO 10.1177/0004865816638907