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ID9754633
AuthorsWesley G Skogan (corresponding author), Tracey L Meares (0000-0001-8915-2091)
Year2004
Volume593
Issue1
Pages66-83
Publication date2004-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716204263637
OpenAlexW4248979312
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited16

Police compliance with the law is one of the most important aspects of a democratic society. Americans expect the police to enforce laws to promote safety and to reduce crime, victimization, and fear, but no one believes that the police should have unlimited power to do so. We expect police to enforce laws fairly according to law and rules that circumscribe their enforcement powers. The existence of these rules justify the claim that police are a rule-bound institution engaged in the pursuit of justice and the protection of individual liberties, as well as the battle against crime. This article reviews research on the extent to which police follow laws and rules, especially constitutional criminal procedure rules, addressing seizures, searches, interrogations, and deadly force. Also reviewed is research pertaining to police adherence to rules governing excessive force, corruption, and racial profiling

Battle · Compliance (psychology · Criminal justice · Criminal justice ethics · Criminology · Democracy · Enforcement · Law enforcement · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Race (biology · Racial profiling · Rule of law · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Criminal Law and Evidence · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year1,19
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25
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