Elements Underlying Community Policing
Validation of the Construct
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21177687 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caran A Colvin, Caran Colvin (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), Angeline Goh |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-33 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Police Practice and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15614260600579599 |
| OpenAlex | W1976696524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
The four dimensions of community policing identified in 1997 Cordner, G. W. 1997. “Community policing elements and effects”. In Critical issues in policing: Contemporary readings, Edited by: Dunham, R. and Alpert, G. 45–68. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland. [Google Scholar] by Cordner were used to explore the factor structure of the construct. A police department’s definition of community policing was interpreted using Cordner’s dimensions, and for each dimension items that represented underlying policing elements were generated. The content validity of the items associated with Cordner’s philosophical, strategic, tactical, and organizational dimensions was assessed using subject matter experts (SMEs). Confirmatory (CFA) and exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were conducted to assess the construct factorial validity of the factor structure. A confirmatory model of the four dimensions identified by Cordner was not supported. The EFA, however, identified a six‐factor model that indicated an adequate fit to the data. The six factors were labeled as philosophical, strategic, tactical, organizational, psycho‐social, and information. The findings confirmed Cordner’s original dimensions, and introduced psycho‐social and information as two new ones. The study explored the policy implications for management programs of interpreting the dimensions in the context of a department’s own community policing practices. Limitations of the study and future directions were discussed
Community policing · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Criminology · Exploratory factor analysis · Psychometrics · Structural equation modeling · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |