Police perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by type of police agency

Police are central to the statutory response to sexual violence, shaping the direction an investigation may take. Evidence provided by victims is also key to the processing of sexual assault cases. From a 2013 comparative qualitative study involving interviews with police officers in one province in Canada ( n = 11) and one region in Scotland ( n = 10) who investigate such cases, we discovered striking unanticipated differences between the two groups in terms of how they perceived victims and the evidence they provide. This paper presents a thematic analysis of these data and considers possible implications and explanations.

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Police perceptions in intimate partner violence cases: the influence of gender and sexual orientation

Journal of Crime and Justice ◽

10.1080/0735648x.2017.1282378 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 193-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Brenda Russell

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Police Perceptions

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Modelling High-Intensity Crime Areas: Comparing Police Perceptions with Offence/Offender Data in Sheffield

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a36143 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 503-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Massimo Craglia ◽

Robert Haining ◽

Paola Signoretta

Keyword(s):

Violent Crime ◽

Predictive Models ◽

High Intensity ◽

Local Area ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Police Perceptions ◽

The City ◽

Area Data

High-intensity crime areas are areas where high levels of violent crime coexist with large numbers of offenders, thereby creating an area that may present significant policing problems. In an earlier paper, the authors analysed police perceptions of high-intensity crime areas, and now extend that earlier work by comparing the police's perception of where such areas are located with offence/offender data. They also report on the construction of predictive models that identify the area-specific attributes that explain the distribution of such areas. By focusing on the city of Sheffield, the authors draw on a wider range of local area data than was possible in the original paper, and also question how widespread such areas may be in Sheffield.

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