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Worldwide views on police discretion : a scoping review regarding police decision-making
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- Creator
- Yinthe Feys
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
- ©2023
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (135 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9783031222801, 9783031222818
- OCLC
- on1357018603
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction and Methodology -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1 Police Discretion and Decision-Making -- 2 An Effort to Map the Empirical Research on Police Decision-Making -- 3 Outline Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Scoping Review Regarding Police Decision-Making: Methodological Outline -- 1 Why a Scoping Review? -- 2 Scoping Review as Part of a Course on Policing -- 2.1 Research Frame -- 2.2 Search Strategy -- 2.3 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria -- 2.4 Piloting -- 2.5 Searching and Assessing Studies -- 2.6 Analyses -- References -- Part II: Findings -- Chapter 3: Characteristics of Empirical Research on Police Decision-Making -- 1 Publication Characteristics: Type and Language of Publication, Common Journals and Keywords -- 2 Time of Publication -- 3 Continent and Country -- 4 Type of Research and Research Methods -- 5 Crime Types and Types of Decisions -- 6 (Groups of) Factors -- References -- Chapter 4: Characteristics of Police Officer -- 1 Experience and Intuition/Gut Feeling -- 2 Background Characteristics: Gender, Ethnicity, Age and Education -- 3 Attitudes and Prejudices/Assumptions/Stereotypes -- 4 Emotional or Mental State, Mood -- 5 Function -- 6 Personality -- References -- Chapter 5: Characteristics of Civilians -- 1 Ethnicity/Race/Skin Color -- 2 Attitude/Demeanor, Aggression and Behavior -- 3 Gender, Age, Socio economic Status and Appearance -- 4 Intoxication and Mental Illness/Mental Health Status -- 5 Criminal Record/History and Being Known to Police -- 6 Relationship Victim-Offender, Victim Preference/Request and Victim Credibility -- 7 Being a Resident -- References -- Chapter 6: Organizational Characteristics -- 1 Policies, Guidelines, Laws and Regulations -- 2 Training -- 3 (Type/Size) Police Force and Resources -- 4 Supervisors and Colleagues
- 5 Technology -- References -- Chapter 7: Situational Characteristics -- 1 Type/Severity Offense -- 2 Safety/Risk/Threat, Weapons, Injuries and Evidence -- 3 Consequences -- 4 Location -- 5 Time (Day/Night) -- 6 Information Received -- 7 Presence of Bystanders/Witnesses, Number of Civilians and Number of Police Officers -- 8 Initiation of Encounter and Prompt Reporting -- 9 Repeated Situation/How Often -- 10 Workload/Work Pressure -- References -- Chapter 8: Neighborhood Characteristics -- 1 Racial Composition -- 2 Economic Disadvantage -- 3 Crime Rates -- References -- Part III: Discussion and Conclusions -- Chapter 9: Discussion and Conclusions: Knowledge Gaps and Future Research -- 1 Police Decision-Making Literature: An Overview of Significant Factors -- 2 Gaps in the Literature and Research Recommendations -- 2.1 Understudied Crime Phenomena, Decisions and Factors -- 2.2 Underutilized Research Methods -- 2.3 Repeated Scoping Review -- 3 Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Overview of Journals -- Appendix 2: Overview of Keywords -- Appendix 2a: Decision-Making Keywords -- Appendix 2b: Type of Offense -- Appendix 2c: Factors Related to Police Officer -- Appendix 2d: Factors Related to Civilian -- Appendix 2e: Factors Related to Police Organization -- Appendix 2f: Factors Related to Situation -- Appendix 2g: Factors Related to Neighborhood -- Appendix 2h: Policing Strategies -- Appendix 2i: Procedural Justice -- Appendix 2j: Police Duties/Functions -- Appendix 3: Bibliography