Evidence-based policing and police receptivity to research: evidence from Taiwan

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Pub Date : 2022-07-12 DOI:10.1108/pijpsm-04-2022-0050

Kenghui Lin, A. Sidebottom, R. Wortley

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Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate how evidence-based policing (EBP) is understood by police officers and citizens in Taiwan and the influence of police education on police recruit's receptivity to research evidence in policing.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a cross-sectional design that includes Taiwanese police officers (n = 671) and a control group of Taiwanese criminology undergraduate students (n = 85). A research instrument covering five themes is developed, and after a pilot test the final scale remains 14 items.FindingsThe analysis suggests that police officers in Taiwan generally hold a positive view towards the role of research and researchers in policing, more so than is often observed in similar studies conducted in Western countries. Receptivity to research was found to be significantly higher among the non-police sample compared to the police sample. Moreover, time spent in police education was significantly associated with lower levels of receptivity to research.Originality/valueThe paper makes two original contributions to the literature on police officer receptivity to research. It is the first paper to (1) empirically examine police officers' openness to, and use of research in an Asian setting and (2) to compare police officers' receptivity to research with those of a relevant non-police group.

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循证警务与警察接受研究:来自台湾的证据

目的本研究旨在探讨台湾警察与民众对循证警务的认知，以及警察教育对新警员警务研究证据接受度的影响。设计/方法/方法本研究采用横断面设计，包括台湾警察(n = 671)和台湾犯罪学本科生(n = 85)作为对照组。一个涵盖五个主题的研究工具被开发出来，经过试点测试后，最终的量表仍然是14个项目。研究结果分析表明，台湾的警察普遍对研究人员在警务中的作用持积极态度，这比在西方国家进行的类似研究中经常观察到的要多。研究发现，与警察样本相比，非警察样本的研究接受度明显更高。此外，花在警察教育上的时间与较低的研究接受程度显著相关。本文对警员接受性研究的文献有两个原创性的贡献。这是第一篇论文:(1)在亚洲背景下实证检验警察对研究的开放程度和使用情况;(2)将警察对研究的接受程度与相关的非警察群体进行比较。

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Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

15.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： ■Community policing ■Managerial styles and leadership ■Performance measurement and accountability ■Pursuit guidelines ■Crime trends and analysis ■Crisis negotiation ■Civil disorder ■Organized crime ■Victimology ■Crime prevention ■Career development ■High risk police activities ■Routine policing ■Traffic enforcement ■Civil litigation.