Contemporary Issues in American Policing

<p>American law enforcement and the public’s perception of police is a topic of growing interest among academics practitioners and policymakers. From the 2014 events in Ferguson MO and the alleged Ferguson Effect to the debate over the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) police militarization use of force and other practices that may alter the public’s view of police legitimacy and procedural justice there is an increasing need for research addressing these contemporary issues in American policing.</p><p>This book presents the latest research on these topics as well as related topics noted in the Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Policing such as police use of technology transparency oversight and building trust with the community. The studies contained in this book examine these issues by leveraging empirical data on policing public perceptions crime and diverse research methods to present high-quality analysis of these timely and relevant topics in today’s world.</p><p>The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the <i>Journal of Crime and Justice</i>.</p>