Role Variations and Perceptions of Campus Police versus Local and State Law Enforcement

The purpose of this article was to explore potential variations in students’ perceptions towards campus police (CP) roles and behaviours as compared with local and state law enforcement (LSLE). This study used a web-based survey to solicit responses from (n = 995) students. Results showed that students perceived traditional policing roles of higher import to LSES while rating campus-specific roles higher for CP. However, rank order of roles revealed remarkable similarities between policing agencies. Additionally, CP were perceived more favourably in terms of their behaviour, with similar participant characteristics predicting perceptions of CP and LSLE. Interactions with LSLE significantly affected perceptions of CP behaviour and vice versa, indicating a lack of distinction between CP and LSLE. While prior research suggests that CP is marginalized, the current analysis offers support that differences in role importance between CP and LSLE may be due to the unique needs of college campuses.

Subjects of discrediting employees of internal affairs bodies

The article focuses on the urgent problem for modern Russian society of discrediting employees of the internal affairs bodies, which is a form of criminal counteraction to state law enforcement. Based on the study, a classification of subjects discrediting employees of internal affairs bodies is carried out, and their motivation is revealed.

The influence of procedural justice on citizen satisfaction with state law enforcement

Purpose There are a number of individual and contextual variables that influence public opinion of the police but we know little about the public opinion regarding state law enforcement agencies. Prior studies involving municipal police and other criminal justice agencies indicate that the perceptions of procedural justice, or fair treatment, are important predictors of citizen satisfaction with police services. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether individuals who perceive procedurally just treatment during their contact with a state patrol officer improve the levels of satisfaction with the state patrol. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the results of a public opinion study (n=846) regarding the Colorado State Patrol conducted in 2009. A subsample of 393 individuals who had contact with the state patrol and were further surveyed about their contact with the officer. Logistic regression models were used to examine individual- and contextual-level variables influence satisfaction with the state patrol and whether this relationship was mediated by the perceptions of procedural justice. Findings The authors found that individuals who perceive higher levels of procedural justice expressed higher satisfaction with the state patrol. Females, older respondents, and non-white respondents expressed greater satisfaction, as well as those who had voluntary contact or were not arrested. More importantly, procedural justice mediated the effect of involuntary contact and arrest on levels of satisfaction, and while non-white respondents were less likely to experience procedural justice, when levels of procedural justice are controlled for, they have higher levels of satisfaction. Originality/value The findings emphasize the significance of citizen perceptions of procedural justice during contacts with members of the state patrol. The current study contributes to our knowledge of procedural justice and citizen satisfaction with police encounters given previous research on citizen satisfaction with police focuses almost exclusively on local-level agencies, and research on procedural justice asks the respondents almost exclusively about the police in general.