The Police and Public Opinion in Britain

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3755644
AutoresWesley G Skogan (Northwestern University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1996
Volumen39
Número4
Páginas421-432
Fecha de publicación1996-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764296039004006
OpenAlexW1977860171
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas3

This article examines opinion about the police in Britain. Surveys of opinion about the police have become integral to the assessment of agency performance there. Central government policy calls for the development of a "customer orientation" among police forces, and national and local surveys could play a significant role in monitoring this shift toward greater police accountability to the public. Surveys in Britain have documented dramatic shifts in public satisfaction with policing and detailed data on specific sources of discontent about their performance. They have also examined popular assessments of what the police should be focusing their attention on, as a guide to setting police priorities. This article reviews these trends and the implications of the findings for policing

Accountability · Agency (philosophy) · Criminology · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses