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Community Policing and Vigilantism in Kisii: Towards Non-violent and Inclusive Non-State Policing

open access: yesLes Cahiers d’Afrique de l’Est, 2015
The paper studies the changing nature of local policing and argues that there has been a shift from vigilantism, where the vigilante has been the dominant non-state actor, to community policing in Taraacha location situated in Kisii County.
Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso
doaj   +1 more source

An exclusive countryside? Crime concern, social exclusion and community policing in two English villages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Using the example of two English villages, this paper examines whether rural crime concern is evidence of an 'exclusive society' in the countryside. Specific attention is given to concerns expressed by residents as part of a consultation exercise to ...
Yarwood, R
core   +2 more sources

Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public confidence in policing: a neo-Durkheimian perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Public confidence in policing has received much attention in recent years, but few studies outside of the United States have examined the sociological and social–psychological processes that underpin trust and support.
Jackson, Jonathan, Sunshine, Jason
core   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Acute Bout of 10 Sessions of Dance Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Blood Pressure Indices Among Ethnic Population with Elevated Cardiovascular Risk

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The rate pressure product (RPP) is a non-invasive index of myocardial oxygen consumption, derived from heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP).
Sherldine Tomlinson, Roozbeh Naemi
doaj   +1 more source

Meaningful and Effective Performance Evaluations in a Time of Community Policing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
It is well recognized that the success of community-policing initiatives may be dependent on a variety of organizational changes, such as decentralization, increased officer autonomy and discretion, and permanent or stable geographic assignments. What is
Stroshine, Meghan S.
core   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Community Police in Crime Prevention and Control for the Effective Management

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal, 2023
The study examined community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria with reference to Jenkwe Development Area. The study further sought to achieve other objectives which include to identify community policing and crime prevention; to examine the ...
Rachel Nimma Ndakotsu
doaj  

Book review: policing at the top: the roles, values and attitudes of Chief Police Officers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
As the Police Service of England and Wales navigates its way through a period of flux across organizational, cultural, and performance management lines, Bryn Caless’s new book is a timely addition to the discourse on policing culture and practice.
Murphy, Anthony
core  

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