scholarly journals What does it mean when we ask the public if they are ‘confident’ in policing? The trust, fairness, presence model of ‘public confidence’

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Morrell ◽  
Ben Bradford ◽  
Basit Javid
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Single Item ◽  
The Public ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Part Model

‘Confidence’ is widely taken to be a crucial measure of the relationship between citizens and public services such as policing. It is acknowledged that confidence is multifaceted and hard to measure, but often discussions are based on one ‘headline’ rating of a single item, for instance: ‘What is your level of confidence in…’. The subsequent focus for research is explaining what might drive ‘confidence’, or what it might predict. We are interested in a more fundamental question: what does it mean when we ask the public if they are ‘confident’ in policing? To answer this, we analyse extensive and detailed survey data specifically designed to measure public confidence, within the jurisdiction of a UK police force – West Midlands Police. We develop then validate a three-part model of confidence as trust, fairness and presence, and find good evidence to support this model across different waves of the survey. This extends existing literature with implications for policy.

scholarly journals Public Perception of the Role of the Nigeria Police Force in Curbing the Menace of Kidnapping in Benin Metropolis, Southern Nigeria: A Criminological Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Barr. Emmanuel Imuetinyan Obarisiagbon ◽  
Mannie Omagie
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Southern Nigeria ◽  
Crime Detection ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Problem Oriented Policing

Abstract Kidnapping for ransom has been on the increase in the last ten years in Nigeria and there appears to be no end in sight despite the existence of a police force whose statutory function of crime detection and prevention has come under fire for its abysmal performance. This study therefore examined the public perception of the role of the Nigeria police force in curbing the menace of kidnapping in Benin Metropolis, Southern Nigeria. This study adopted the problem-oriented policing theory in its explanation of the topic under investigation. It also employed the survey and cross-sectional design. The quantitative technique was utilized to collect data from the respondents while a total of 960 respondents were quantitatively sampled. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data collected from the field. Findings from this investigation showed that there is a very poor public perception of the police and that there are a multiplicity of obstacles hindering the efforts of the police at curbing the activities of kidnappers in Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that government should improve the funding of the police to boost the morale of the rank and file while the police on its part should get rid of the bad elements within its system in order for public confidence to be restored in its ability.

scholarly journals Fundamentals of logic, reasoning, and argumentation: an evidence-supported curriculum targeting scientific literacy to increase public understanding and engagement in science

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
La Shun L. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Synthetic Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Logic Reasoning

<p>The purpose of this article is to present an evidence-supported curriculum covering the fundamentals of logic, reasoning, and argumentation skills to address the emphasized basic knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be scientifically literate, which will prepare the public to understand and engage with science meaningfully.  An analytic-synthetic approach toward understanding the notion of public is taken using a theoretical biomimetics framework that identifies naturally occurring objects or phenomena that descriptively captures the essence of a construct to facilitate creative problem- solving.  In the present case, the problem being solved is how to reconcile what is meant by public, how it ought to be interpreted, determining the diverse levels of confidence in science that exist, and various understandings of science all with one another.  The results demonstrate there is an inherent denotative-connotative inconsistency in the traditional notion of public that can be explicated through the concept of a fractal allowing for comprehension of the relationship between public confidence in, and understanding of, science.</p>

scholarly journals Strategi Meningkatkan Minat Beli Masyarakat Terhadap Produk Hijau Sektor Fast Moving Consumer Goods Melalui Persepsi Nilai, Risiko Dan Tingkat Kepercayaan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
rizka zulfikar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Product Distribution ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Green Products ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate and assess the perceived value, risk, level of trust and public purchase intention and then to be use to obtain a marketing strategy to increase public purchase intention towards green products.This study is a survey research using questionnaires as an instrument. Population and sample used in this study is the community of Banjarmasin and taken as many as 150 respondents using non-purposive sampling method. Analysis techniques were used : (1) qualitative descriptive analysis - quantitative and comparative analysis of the average with SPSS software, (2) the relationship modelling between variables and the effect test was analyzed with SEM using Software IBM AMOS version 22, and (3) analysis of the strategies using SWOT matrix . The study found that : (1) the perception of values, perceptions of risk, the level of Banjarmasin’s public trust and interest in purchasing green products is good enough category for the majority of respondents vote; (2) In determining the perceived value Banjarmasin’s public tends to be more considered its functional value indicators than other indicators such as social value, emotional value and economic value. (3) In determining the risk perception of green products, people tend to be more considered time risk indicators than other indicators such as the risk of physical and psychological risks. (4) In determining trust in green products, Banjarmasin’s public tends to be more considered its benefits indicators than other indicators such as trust towards the object, and trust in the attributes. (5) the perception of value and risk perceptions affect the level of public confidence, but does not affect the public purchase intention towards green products (6) The level of trust significantly influence the public purchase intention towards green products (7) The relationship between the public purchase intention towards green products with the value perceived and risk perceived tends to be indirect and moderated by variable levels of trust. (8) Strategies that can be considered by the producers and marketers of green products to increase the public purchase intention are (a) Focused on the segment of society that has been assessed in the medium category (b) Increase public knowledge of the benefits of the product (c) Maintain product quality (c) Enhance product functionality with innovation (e) Provide information on product benefits using information media (f) Pay attention to product distribution channels, (g) adjust production to market needs (h) Manufacturers must give quick respond to public complaints by providing customer service facilities.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Perceived Value, Perceived Risk, and Level of Trust Towards Green Products of Fast Moving Consumer Goods Purchase Intention

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizka Zulfikar ◽  
Prihatini Ade Mayvita
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Green Products ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate how the relation between the perceived value, perceived risk, level of trust and toward green products purchase intention. This study is a survey research using questionnaires as an instrument. Population and sample used in this study is the community of Banjarmasin and taken as many as 150 respondents using non-purposive sampling method. The study found that Banjarmasin’s public tends to be more considered in its functional value indicators than other indicators such as social value, emotional value, and economic value. They also tend to be more considered at time risk indicators than other indicators such as the risk of physical and psychological risks. Banjarmasin’s public tends to be more considered toward its benefits indicators than other indicators such as trust in the object, and trust in attributes. Perceived value and perceived risk affect the level of public confidence but have no effect to the public purchase intention towards green products. The level of trust significantly influences the purchase intention towards green products. The relationship between the public purchase intention towards green products with the perceived value and perceived risk tends to be indirect and moderated by variable levels of trust.

scholarly journals Politics and the Perceived Boundaries of Science: Activism, Sociology, and Scientific Legitimacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 237802311876954
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Scheitle
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Scientific Legitimacy ◽  
Political Conservatism

Research has suggested that public confidence in the scientific community has become politicized, but it is not clear that liberals and conservatives disagree on the more fundamental question of what counts as being scientific. An analysis of General Social Survey data finds that political conservatism is negatively associated with an individual’s rating of sociology as being scientific. This association is not found when examining ratings of economics or biology. Education moderates this association, as the gap between liberals’ and conservatives’ ratings of sociology’s scientific-ness is greater among those with more education. Although research has demonstrated that trust in the scientific community has become politicized, these findings demonstrate that the perceived boundaries of science can also be influenced by political ideology.

The Dynamics of Egypt’s “Semi-opposition,” 2004–11

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Mai Mogib Mosad
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political System ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship

This paper maps the basic opposition groups that influenced the Egyptian political system in the last years of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. It approaches the nature of the relationship between the system and the opposition through use of the concept of “semi-opposition.” An examination and evaluation of the opposition groups shows the extent to which the regime—in order to appear that it was opening the public sphere to the opposition—had channels of communication with the Muslim Brotherhood. The paper also shows the system’s relations with other groups, such as “Kifaya” and “April 6”; it then explains the reasons behind the success of the Muslim Brotherhood at seizing power after the ousting of President Mubarak.

Tanggung Jawab Hukum Penilai Publik terhadap Laporan Penilaian Kegiatan Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum (Studi Atas Kantor Jasa Penilai Publik Toto Suharto)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagah Yaumiyya Riyoprakoso ◽  
AM Hasan Ali ◽  
Fitriyani Zein
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Systematic Explanation

This study is based on the legal responsibility of the assessment of public appraisal reports they make in land procurement activities for development in the public interest. Public assessment is obliged to always be accountable for their assessment. The type of research found in this thesis is a type of normative legal research with the right-hand of the statue approach and case approach. Normative legal research is a study that provides systematic explanation of rules governing a certain legal category, analyzing the relationship between regulations explaining areas of difficulty and possibly predicting future development. . After conducting research, researchers found that one of the causes that made the dispute was a lack of communication conducted between the Government and the landlord. In deliberation which should be the place where the parties find the meeting point between the parties on the magnitude of the damages that will be given, in the field is often used only for the delivery of the assessment of the compensation that has been done.

“Our Dead are the Ultimate Teachers of Life”. The Corpse as an Inter-mediator of Transcendence

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-240
Author(s):  
Antje Kahl
Keyword(s):  
Death And Dying ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Dead Body ◽  
Funeral Directors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Funeral Director ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Relationship

Today in Germany, religion and the churches forfeit their sovereignty of interpretation and ritual concerning death and dying. The funeral director is the first point of contact when death occurs. Therefore he or she is able to influence the relationship between the living and the dead. In the course of this development, the dead body, often referred to as dirty and dangerous, is being sanitized by funeral directors. Funeral directors credit the dead body with a certain quality; they claim that facing the dead may lead to religious or spiritual experiences, and therefore they encourage the public viewing of the dead – a practice which was, and still is not very common in Germany. The new connotation of the dead body is an example for the dislimitation of religion in modern society. The religious framing of death-related practises no longer exclusively belongs to traditional religious institutions and actors, but can take place in commercial business companies as well.

A successful person, society and civic activism

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1800-1816
Author(s):  
G.B. Kozyreva ◽  
T.V. Morozova ◽  
R.V. Belaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Activism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Person Model ◽  
Social Disparity

Subject. The article provides considerations on the formation and development of a successful person model in the modern Russian society. Objectives. The study is an attempt to model a successful person in the Russian society, when the ideological subsystem of the institutional matrix is changing. Methods. The study relies upon the theory of institutional matrices by S. Kirdina, theories of human and social capital. We focus on the assumption viewing a person as a carrier of social capital, which conveys a success, socio-economic position, social status, civic activism, doing good to your family and the public, confidence in people and association with your region. The empirical framework comprises data of the sociological survey of the Russian population in 2018. The data were processed through the factor analysis. Results. We devised a model of a successful person in today's Russian society, which reveals that a success, first of all, depends on the economic wellbeing and has little relation to civic activism. The potential involvement (intention, possibility, preparedness) in the social and political life significantly dominates the real engagement of people. The success has a frail correlation with constituents of the social capital, such as confidence in people and doing good to the public. Conclusions and Relevance. Based on the socio-economic wellbeing, that is consumption, the existing model of a successful person proves to be ineffective. The sustainability of socio-economic wellbeing seriously contributes to the social disparity of opportunities, which drive a contemporary Russian to a success in life.

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