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Title
Worldwide views on police discretion : a scoping review regarding police decision-making / Yinthe Feys.
ISBN
9783031222818 (electronic bk.)
3031222814 (electronic bk.)
9783031222801
3031222806
Published
Cham : Springer, [2023]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-22281-8 doi
Call Number
HV7936.D54 F49 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.2/3
Summary
This book gives an overview of the empirical research regarding police discretionary decision-making worldwide through 2022 by means of a scoping review. In total, eleven databases were searched and 15,193 publications have been assessed in terms of relevance for this topic, with 1,563 of these being assessed more thoroughly. The shortlist consists of 526 publications. It answers the following questions: What is the amount of available research concerning police decision-making and what are its characteristics? How and where is police decision-making studied? Which crime phenomena are studied? Which types of decisions are studied? Which factors impact police discretion? Overall, the scoping review summarizes the available empirical research on police discretion and helps understand police decision-making processes. These findings are then used to discuss the current scholarship and give recommendations concerning research (e.g. which decision-making processes/decisions are currently lacking in research, which factors need to be explored further, which research methods can be utilized more frequently) and police practice (i.e. how to support police officers in their decision-making and optimize these decision-making processes).
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Series
SpringerBriefs in criminology.
PART 1. Introduction and methodology
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Scoping review regarding police decision-making: Methodological outline
PART 2. Findings
Chapter 3. Characteristics empirical research on police decision-making
Chapter 4. Characteristics police officer
Chapter 5. Characteristics civilians
Chapter 6. Organizational characteristics
Chapter 7. Situational characteristics
Chapter 8. Neighborhood characteristics
PART 3. Discussion and conclusions
Chapter 9. Discussion and conclusions: Knowledge gaps and future research
Appendices.
