What makes police officers resist research and evidence-based policing? Examining the role of organizational and environmental factors

IF 1.3 3区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1093/police/paad051

Kiseong Kuen, Cynthia Lum, Seung Hyun Kim

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Abstract

Abstract Despite a growing body of research on police officers’ receptivity or resistance to evidence-based policing (EBP) and research, the mechanisms behind officers’ resistance have received limited attention. To address this gap, we investigate the impact of organizational factors (i.e. organizational justice, supervisor support, cynicism towards organizational change) and environmental factors (i.e. disrespected experience by citizens, citizen animus, crime trends) on shaping officer resistance to EBP and research using survey data from 457 front-line officers from seven police departments in Seoul, South Korea. Our findings reveal that cynicism towards organizational change significantly impacts officer resistance to EBP and research, more so than the impact of officers’ dispositional resistance to change. Furthermore, we find that organizational justice and supervisor support have significant indirect effects on officer resistance to EBP and research through cynicism towards organizational change. These results underscore the importance of improving organizational climates to reduce officer resistance to EBP and research.

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是什么让警察抗拒研究和循证警务?检查组织和环境因素的作用

尽管关于警察对循证警务(EBP)的接受或抵制的研究越来越多，但警察抵制背后的机制却很少受到关注。为了解决这一差距，我们调查了组织因素(即组织公正、主管支持、对组织变革的愤世嫉俗)和环境因素(即公民不受尊重的经历、公民敌意、犯罪趋势)对警官抵制EBP的影响，并利用来自韩国首尔七个警察局的457名一线警官的调查数据进行了研究。我们的研究发现，对组织变革的犬儒主义显著影响了军官对EBP和研究的抵制，而不是军官对变革的性格抵制。此外，我们发现组织公正和主管支持对官员抵制EBP有显著的间接影响，并通过对组织变革的愤世嫉俗进行研究。这些结果强调了改善组织氛围以减少官员对EBP和研究的抵制的重要性。

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Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice is a leading policy and practice publication aimed at connecting law enforcement leaders, police researchers, analysts and policy makers, this peer-reviewed journal will contain critical analysis and commentary on a wide range of topics including current law enforcement policies, police reform, political and legal developments, training and education, patrol and investigative operations, accountability, comparative police practices, and human and civil rights. The journal has an international readership and author base. It draws on examples of good practice from around the world and examines current academic research, assessing how that research can be applied both strategically and at ground level. The journal is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: Criminal Justice Abstracts, Emerging Sources Citation Index, The Standard Periodical Directory.