RT Article
T1 State-level estimates of the number of volunteer police in the United States
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 19
IS 2
SP 81
OP 88
A1 Dobrin, Adam
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764350758
AB To effectively develop and evaluate policing policies and practices, researchers and stakeholders need to know the numbers of volunteer police officers. Limited national estimates exist in the United States, but have shortcomings. This study collects state-level counts of volunteer police from all 50 states (and the District of Columbia), and finds that relying on state-level counts of volunteer police officers is not an effective way of capturing this information. The implications are discussed and a solution is suggested.
K1 Volunteer police estimates
K1 Auxiliary police
K1 number of volunteer police
K1 reserve police
K1 state-level police data
DO 10.1177/1461355717695322