RT Article
T1 Information sharing in community policing in Europe: Building public confidence
JF European journal of criminology
VO 20
IS 4
SP 1349
OP 1368
A1 Aston, Elizabeth
A1 O’Neill, Megan
A1 Hail, Yvonne
A1 Wooff, Andrew
A2 O’Neill, Megan
A2 Hail, Yvonne
A2 Wooff, Andrew
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1894805348
AB The literature on the importance of procedural justice in policing is extensive. Using the context of information sharing in community policing, this paper argues that interactional, procedural and distributive justice are salient in interactions between the police and the public, both online and face-to-face. Structured interviews (n?=?161) were conducted with members of young minority groups and intermediaries (who work with minorities and police agencies) across nine countries in Europe. Our analysis of barriers and facilitators to sharing information with the police highlights processes of interactional, procedural and distributive justice in building public confidence. We highlight theoretical and practical implications of relevance to policing internationally. Our findings show that demonstrating aspects of interactional justice (attitude and behaviour, accessibility and communication, personal contact and relationships); procedural justice (responsiveness and efficiency, data protection and security); and distributive justice (outcomes and effectiveness, equity in distribution of policing services) have a role in building public confidence and facilitating information sharing with police online and face-to-face. We conclude that in addition to micro-level interactions, meso-level social processes (e.g. community policing models and data protection and security procedures) can be useful in enhancing public confidence.
K1 Public confidence
K1 Community Policing
K1 Distributive Justice
K1 Information sharing
K1 interactional justice
K1 Procedural Justice
DO 10.1177/14773708211037902