Date of Award
7-9-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Department of Criminal Justice Sciences
First Advisor
Michael T Rossler
Abstract
Depolicing occurs when law enforcement officers disengage from proactive police work. In recent years, the term depolicing has become more popular with many seeing the phenomenon as negative. Prior literature has identified various predictors of such behavior. The current inquiry uses secondary data from a survey to further examine the predictors of depolicing. Respondents consisted of police officers from four different U.S law enforcement agencies. Results indicate that officers who experience higher levels of both public scrutiny and liability concerns are more inclined to depolice. Also, results indicate that experiencing higher levels of both public scrutiny and liability concerns are significant estimators of higher levels of observed depolicing. Thus, community and external factors appear to be better estimates of depolicing rather than supervisory or individual factors.
Recommended Citation
Foster, Jacob Terrell, "Depolicing: An Empirical Analysis" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 1435.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/1435
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2021.20211012065802674212.999990
Page Count
95
Comments
Imported from Foster_ilstu_0092N_12002.pdf