Does Concern about Local Crime affect People’s Trust in the Police?

Sampaio, Joelson Oliveira; De-Losso, Rodrigo; Pieri, Renan Gomes de; Cunha, Luciana Gross

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“…Cunha state that trust in state institutions is one of the central pillars in the stability of democracies. At the same time, the results of research conducted byscientists make it possible to conclude that the increase in the total number of crimes reduces the trust in the police(Sampaio et al, 2019). This opinion is supported by L.R.…”

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Assessing the Activities of the Police as a Part of the National Security Sector:

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The relevance of the article is conditioned by the need to ensure the effective activity of the subjects engaged in ensuring the national security, one of which is the police. Taking into account the fact that one of such tools is the assessment of police performance, the issue of studying the experience of the countries in this area is important to find the most optimal models for assessing the performance of these structures, which will contribute to their better fulfillment of the tasks assigned to them by law. The purpose of the article is to investigate the features of evaluating police performance, which will allow identifying advanced practices, to intensify the search for ways to improve the evaluation of police performance. The goal has been achieved using dogmatic, statistical, comparative legal methods, and systemic-structural approach. The authors revealed the specifics of the evaluation of police performance in Ukraine, the USA, Canada, France, and Great Britain. Emphasis is placed on evaluating police performance based on the level of trust of citizens and statistics. It is concluded that the trust of citizens in the police is necessary for the effective accomplishment of the tasks by the latter. It is noted that the use of statistical data to formulate an objective conclusion on the effectiveness of police performance is questionable because of the ability of the police management to manipulate the data. The areas for minimizing such manipulations are as follows: (1) introduction of administrative or disciplinary liability for manipulation of statistics on police performance; (2) conducting an independent review of the statistics provided by the police about their activities; (3) use of latent crime as a criterion for evaluating police performance. It is concluded that each of these areas needs considerable improvement. The findings complement previous research and have implications for improving the evaluation of the Ukrainian police and police of foreign countries.

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“…Recent studies in Brazil have shown that local crime affects people’s trust in the police (Sampaio et al, 2019). Perceptions of risk and safety across the population have had different outcomes across the country (Rodrigues, 2006).…”

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Exploring the multilevel nature of police confidence in Brazil

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This article proposes multilevel modelling to account for individuals’ contexts when predicting police confidence. It uses the case study of Brazil considering 107 cities from 25 states to assess four evidence and literature-based predictors impacting police confidence measures in the country. The article found that being a crime victim, experiencing police corruption and having low interpersonal trust were negatively and significantly associated with confidence in the police. Levels of variance between individuals grouped by cities and states were a considerable explanatory feature of police confidence. The implications of these results are discussed in relation to police governance.

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Does Concern about Local Crime affect People’s Trust in the Police?

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