RT Article
T1 Police satisfaction and disorder: results from a survey of a semi-rural community
JF Policing and society
VO 27
IS 8
SP 913
OP 926
A1 Lytle, Daniel J.
A2 Bolger, P. Colin
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1762326035
AB This paper explores the relationship between disorder and police satisfaction while controlling for other relevant factors related to police satisfaction such as race, gender, age, and prior police contact. We present results from a survey of residents in a semi-rural southern city. This survey location provides a unique opportunity to explore the effects of disorder and social cohesion on police satisfaction in an environment that incorporates elements of both urban and rural environments. The results indicate that white respondents, older respondents, and those that were more integrated into their neighbourhoods were more satisfied with the police. Variation in the levels of disorder did not, however, have an impact of citizen satisfaction. The implications for these findings are also discussed.
K1 Law Enforcement
K1 Disorder
K1 Police Accountability
DO 10.1080/10439463.2015.1120732