European Journal of Policing Studies – Jaargang 1/3 (2013) (ISSN 2034-760x)
Contents:
Introduction
A. Verhage, L. Bisschop, W. Hardyns
Articles
Modelling intelligence-led policing to identify its potential
M. den Hengst-Bruggeling (1), B. de Graaf (2) & P. van Scheepstal (3)
Abstract
Intelligence-led policing is a concept of policing that has been applied throughout the world.Despite some encouraging reports, the effect of intelligence-led policing is largely unknown. Thispaper presents a method with which it is possible to identify intelligence-led policing’s potentialto increase the effectiveness of policing. The method is based on modelling with system dynamicsand takes into account the complexities of intelligence-led policing. For evaluation purposes, thismethod has been applied using a case study in the Netherlands. The case study shows that collaborativelyconstructing the system dynamics model provides a more structured insight into theeffects of intelligence-led policing. With system dynamics it is possible to support the ‘good stories’of intelligence-led policing with argumentation explaining the mechanisms in which intelligence-ledpolicing potentially improves effectiveness.
Keywords: System dynamics, collaboration, intelligence, police, intelligence-led policing
(1) Researcher at Delft University of Technology and the Police Academy of the Netherlands.
(2) Consultant in the area of Workplace Innovation in the expertise group SustainableProductivity and Employment of the Dutch research institute TNO.
(3) Operational analyst at the expertise group Military Operations of the Dutchresearch institute TNO.
Physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics of graduating Norwegian Police University College students
T. Dillern (1), O. Ragnar Norheim Jenssen (2) & J. Ingebrigtsen (3)
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics of Norwegianmale and female graduating police university college students. Several fitness tests (i.e. upperbody strength, explosive leg power and endurance capacity) were conducted and anthropometricdata (i.e. body mass and stature) were collected. Compared with relevant reference groups, thepresent students perform well on physical fitness tests. Moreover, this study provides a betterunderstanding of some of the properties forthcoming police officers obtain, and the presentfindings could be valuable if one aims to further investigate the development of physical fitnessthroughout police careers.
Keywords: Physical test performance, physical health, police officers, work ability
(1) Teacher at the Norwegian Police University College.
(2) Teacher at the Norwegian Police University College.
(3) Ph.D. student at the University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway.
The importance of relating theory and practice when teaching police students
P. Lagestad (1)
Abstract
The general trend of scientific and academic professionalization of practical professions, challengespractical professions all over the world. On the basis of interviews and surveys amongpolice students, this study examines what police students experience to be good teaching at thePolice University College. In accordance with Dewey (1916), the results clearly demonstrate theimportance of relating theory to police practice in social science. For this reason, it is suggestedthat obligatory participation in police patrols and other police work should be a requirement forteachers in social science at the Police University College. Surprisingly, the students pointed toengagement and to relate theory to practice as important skills of a teacher as knowledge of thesubject, to be prepared f
European Journal of Policing Studies – Jaargang 1/3 (2013) (ISSN 2034-760x)
Contents:
Introduction
A. Verhage, L. Bisschop, W. Hardyns
Articles
Modelling intelligence-led policing to identify its potential
M. den Hengst-Bruggeling (1), B. de Graaf (2) & P. van Scheepstal (3)
Abstract
Intelligence-led policing is a concept of policing that has been applied throughout the world.Despite some encouraging reports, the effect of intelligence-led policing is largely unknown. Thispaper presents a method with which it is possible to identify intelligence-led policing’s potentialto increase the effectiveness of policing. The method is based on modelling with system dynamicsand takes into account the complexities of intelligence-led policing. For evaluation purposes, thismethod has been applied using a case study in the Netherlands. The case study shows that collaborativelyconstructing the system dynamics model provides a more structured insight into theeffects of intelligence-led policing. With system dynamics it is possible to support the ‘good stories’of intelligence-led policing with argumentation explaining the mechanisms in which intelligence-ledpolicing potentially improves effectiveness.
Keywords: System dynamics, collaboration, intelligence, police, intelligence-led policing
(1) Researcher at Delft University of Technology and the Police Academy of the Netherlands.
(2) Consultant in the area of Workplace Innovation in the expertise group SustainableProductivity and Employment of the Dutch research institute TNO.
(3) Operational analyst at the expertise group Military Operations of the Dutchresearch institute TNO.
Physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics of graduating Norwegian Police University College students
T. Dillern (1), O. Ragnar Norheim Jenssen (2) & J. Ingebrigtsen (3)
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics of Norwegianmale and female graduating police university college students. Several fitness tests (i.e. upperbody strength, explosive leg power and endurance capacity) were conducted and anthropometricdata (i.e. body mass and stature) were collected. Compared with relevant reference groups, thepresent students perform well on physical fitness tests. Moreover, this study provides a betterunderstanding of some of the properties forthcoming police officers obtain, and the presentfindings could be valuable if one aims to further investigate the development of physical fitnessthroughout police careers.
Keywords: Physical test performance, physical health, police officers, work ability
(1) Teacher at the Norwegian Police University College.
(2) Teacher at the Norwegian Police University College.
(3) Ph.D. student at the University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway.
The importance of relating theory and practice when teaching police students
P. Lagestad (1)
Abstract
The general trend of scientific and academic professionalization of practical professions, challengespractical professions all over the world. On the basis of interviews and surveys amongpolice students, this study examines what police students experience to be good teaching at thePolice University College. In accordance with Dewey (1916), the results clearly demonstrate theimportance of relating theory to police practice in social science. For this reason, it is suggestedthat obligatory participation in police patrols and other police work should be a requirement forteachers in social science at the Police University College. Surprisingly, the students pointed toengagement and to relate theory to practice as important skills of a teacher as knowledge of thesubject, to be prepared f
European Journal of Policing Studies – Jaargang 1/2 (2013) (ISSN 2034-760x)
Contents:
Introduction
A. Verhage, L. Bisschop, W. Hardyns
Articles
Professional disobedience. The impact of technology and multilevel dispatching on police practice
B. Böing (1)
Abstract
This article draws on a field experiment that took place in Amsterdam in 2012 to examine the impact of technology on police practice. The experiment consisted of four simulated robberies in which the use of the global positioning system (GPS) and short data service (SDS) were systematically varied (in a 2x2 between-subjects design) with different levels of operational command. The experiment resulted in faster coordination and less radio traffic. But this experiment also showed something else: almost all operational units displayed more or less disobedient behaviour. They deliberately deviated from orders to go to particular locations in the city to search for the suspects. In this article it is argued that this behaviour can be explained through officers’ situational awareness and the use of SDS. Additional interviews and group discussions further indicate that the lack of trust and hierarchical control may also have contributed to this behaviour. It is the question whether the findings of this study covers the current state of police practice in the Netherlands and perhaps beyond. This remains a subject for further study. The results from this experiment can be valuable for analysis in social behaviour studies among police units.
Keywords: Professional disobedience, police, GPS, SDS, situational awareness
(1) Researcher at the Amsterdam Police Department in the Netherlands.
Burnout as predictor of aggressivity among police officers
C. Queirós (1), M. Kaiseler (2) & A. Leitão da Silva (3)
Abstract
This paper aims to understand the relationship between aggressivity and burnout among police officers, more precisely, it investigates whether burnout is a predictor of aggressivity among police officers. The study focuses on the relationship between burnout and aggressivity, using regression analysis to identify aggressivity predictors. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout, while the Aggression Questionnaire was used to measure aggressivity. A cross-sectional study collected data from 274 male police officers (from PSP – Portuguese Police of Public Security) exercising urban patrol tasks in Porto or Lisbon. Low burnout and moderate aggressivity levels were found, with positive significant correlations. Regression analysis reveals that burnout, more than socio-demographic characteristics, predicts 13% to 22% of aggressivity. In particular, feelings of high depersonalisation and low personal accomplishment are the burnout dimensions that most strongly explain anger and aggressivity, whereas emotional exhaustion only explains 4% of verbalaggression. The study highlights the need to develop prevention strategies of stress, aiming to avoid the development of burnout as occupational chronic stress, and decreasing the risk of developing aggressivity among police officers. Despite the wide literature in the area of police officers’ burnout and individual characteristics (e.g. aggressivity proneness as a personality trait), there is limitedresearch on the relationship between burnout and aggressivity. Within democratic societies where excessive use of force by police officers is criticised, aggressivity predicted by burnout reinforces the need to prevent occupational stress that leads to burnout.
Keywords: Aggressivity, burnout, police officers, patrollers, Portuguese sample
(1) Teacher in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal; co-director of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory (FPCEUP/ESTSPIP
European Journal of Policing Studies – Jaargang 1/2 (2013) (ISSN 2034-760x)
Contents:
Introduction
A. Verhage, L. Bisschop, W. Hardyns
Articles
Professional disobedience. The impact of technology and multilevel dispatching on police practice
B. Böing (1)
Abstract
This article draws on a field experiment that took place in Amsterdam in 2012 to examine the impact of technology on police practice. The experiment consisted of four simulated robberies in which the use of the global positioning system (GPS) and short data service (SDS) were systematically varied (in a 2x2 between-subjects design) with different levels of operational command. The experiment resulted in faster coordination and less radio traffic. But this experiment also showed something else: almost all operational units displayed more or less disobedient behaviour. They deliberately deviated from orders to go to particular locations in the city to search for the suspects. In this article it is argued that this behaviour can be explained through officers’ situational awareness and the use of SDS. Additional interviews and group discussions further indicate that the lack of trust and hierarchical control may also have contributed to this behaviour. It is the question whether the findings of this study covers the current state of police practice in the Netherlands and perhaps beyond. This remains a subject for further study. The results from this experiment can be valuable for analysis in social behaviour studies among police units.
Keywords: Professional disobedience, police, GPS, SDS, situational awareness
(1) Researcher at the Amsterdam Police Department in the Netherlands.
Burnout as predictor of aggressivity among police officers
C. Queirós (1), M. Kaiseler (2) & A. Leitão da Silva (3)
Abstract
This paper aims to understand the relationship between aggressivity and burnout among police officers, more precisely, it investigates whether burnout is a predictor of aggressivity among police officers. The study focuses on the relationship between burnout and aggressivity, using regression analysis to identify aggressivity predictors. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout, while the Aggression Questionnaire was used to measure aggressivity. A cross-sectional study collected data from 274 male police officers (from PSP – Portuguese Police of Public Security) exercising urban patrol tasks in Porto or Lisbon. Low burnout and moderate aggressivity levels were found, with positive significant correlations. Regression analysis reveals that burnout, more than socio-demographic characteristics, predicts 13% to 22% of aggressivity. In particular, feelings of high depersonalisation and low personal accomplishment are the burnout dimensions that most strongly explain anger and aggressivity, whereas emotional exhaustion only explains 4% of verbalaggression. The study highlights the need to develop prevention strategies of stress, aiming to avoid the development of burnout as occupational chronic stress, and decreasing the risk of developing aggressivity among police officers. Despite the wide literature in the area of police officers’ burnout and individual characteristics (e.g. aggressivity proneness as a personality trait), there is limitedresearch on the relationship between burnout and aggressivity. Within democratic societies where excessive use of force by police officers is criticised, aggressivity predicted by burnout reinforces the need to prevent occupational stress that leads to burnout.
Keywords: Aggressivity, burnout, police officers, patrollers, Portuguese sample
(1) Teacher in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal; co-director of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory (FPCEUP/ESTSPIP
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