Local politics and police strength

Stucky, Thomas D.

doi:10.1080/07418820500088739

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“…Criminologists have expended considerable effort testing explanations for social control efforts including arrest rates (Gove, Sullivan, & Wilson, 1998), the size of prison populations (Chiricos & Delone, 1992;Jacobs & Helms, 1996), police force size (Jacobs & Helms, 1997;Kent & Jacobs, 2005;Stucky, 2005), and the use of deadly force by the police (Sorenson, Marquart, & Brock, 1993;Jacobs & O'Brien, 1998;Smith, 2003). These studies assessed variations in the application of social control as a result of shifts in the economic and racial factors, but few have considered whether such politically based factors affect reactions to authorities who are responsible for social control.…”

Section: Broader Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Killings of Police in U.S. Cities since 1980: An Examination of Environmental and Political Explanations

Kent

2009

Homicide Studies

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Most research on killings of police in urban areas attempted to link lethal violence against officers to the violence and disorder in the communities they work.Yet support for this relationship is inconsistent. Fewer studies considered whether local political arrangements affect killings of police. This study attempts to remedy this gap by using recent data to investigate the relationship between the political conditions of large U.S. cities and the number of homicides of police officers in the line of duty in the years 1980, 1990, and 2000. Negative binomial regression analyses suggest that racial income inequality and the size of the Black population are positively associated with killings of police but cities with African American mayors have less killings. Police killings of citizens are also positively related to officer killings. The results largely support political explanations and uncover time-contingent effects of segregation on violence against state representatives.

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Section: Broader Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Killings of Police in U.S. Cities since 1980: An Examination of Environmental and Political Explanations

Kent

2009

Homicide Studies

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“…The influence of political issues on local government policing has been marginally studied in the literature, suggesting that the structure of local government can affect policy outcomes (Stucky 2005). These studies can be traced to Wilson's (1968) discussion relating local politics to police organizational behavior.…”

Section: Political Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Finally, the organizational perspective suggests that the police organization, including politics, unionization, and organizational structure create pressures on the strength or size of a police department (Stucky 2005). Additional organization factors, such as organizational inertia (or the inability or resistance of an organization to take needed action to change or become efficient) may also play an important role in this viewpoint (Nalla et al 1997).…”

Section: Policing As An Open Systemmentioning

confidence: 98%

An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Small Municipal Police Agencies: An Open-Systems Approach

2008

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This manuscript reviews the factors that may affect the decision by local government leaders, particularly in small municipalities, when determining whether or not to implement a police department. Although this paper is based on research conducted within a small Florida municipality, it is useful in suggesting what geographical, political, and environmental factors may be considered within an open-systems approach in an effort to guide decision makers through the many intricate and subtle issues that affect the level of policing services. Case study examples are provided through text boxes to demonstrate key points and provide more 'texture' (or illustrations) to the study.

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“…Stucky (2005) finds that cities with unreformed or "traditional city political systems" are likely to have more police per capita, net of other factors (see also Stucky, 2003). Similarly, Choi et al (2002) chiefs.…”

Section: Seminal Bookmentioning

confidence: 99%

Proactive Policing and Robbery Rates Across U.S. Cities*

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In recent years, criminologists, as well as journalists, have devoted considerable attention to the potential deterrent effect of what is sometimes referred to as "proactive" policing. This style of policing entails the vigorous enforcement of laws against relatively minor offenses in order to prevent more serious crime. The current study examines the effect of proactive policing on robbery rates for a sample of large U.S. cities using an innovative measure developed by Sampson and Cohen (1988). We replicate their cross-sectional analyses using data from 2000-2003, a period during which proactive policing is likely to have become more common than the period of the original study-the early 1980s. We also extend their analyses by estimating a more comprehensive regression model that incorporates additional theoretically-relevant predictors. Finally, we advance previous research in this area by using panel data. The crosssectional analyses replicate prior findings of a negative relationship between proactive policing and robbery rates. In addition, our dynamic models suggest that proactive policing is endogenous to changes in robbery rates. When this feedback between robbery and proactive policing is eliminated, we find further evidence that proactive policing reduces robbery rates.

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Local politics and police strength

Cited by 75 publications

References 57 publications

Killings of Police in U.S. Cities since 1980: An Examination of Environmental and Political Explanations

Killings of Police in U.S. Cities since 1980: An Examination of Environmental and Political Explanations

An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Small Municipal Police Agencies: An Open-Systems Approach

Proactive Policing and Robbery Rates Across U.S. Cities*

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