Building Bridges Between Researchers and Police Practitioners in Small and Midsize Law Enforcement Agencies in the United States

Although partnerships between researchers and police practitioners have increased over the last few decades in some of the largest police agencies in the United States, very few small agencies have engaged in a partnership with a researcher. Of the 18,000 local police agencies in the United States,...

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Main Author: Iwama, Janice (Author)
Contributors: McDevitt, Jack ; Bieniecki, Robert
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Year: 2021, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 276-292
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Keywords:
Police Reform
Partnership
researcher
police practitioner
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Summary:Although partnerships between researchers and police practitioners have increased over the last few decades in some of the largest police agencies in the United States, very few small agencies have engaged in a partnership with a researcher. Of the 18,000 local police agencies in the United States, small agencies with less than 25 sworn officers make up about three quarters of all police agencies. To support future collaborations between researchers and smaller police agencies, like those in Douglas County, Kansas, this article identifies challenges that researchers can address and explores how these relationships can benefit small police agencies across the United States.
ISSN:1552-5406
DOI:10.1177/1043986221999882