prefer fighting certain type of crimes more intensely, rather than increasing police efficiency overall. Lastly, our results … show that the post-reform benefits we observe dissolve when the management of local police has to be coordinated among …

We study the prevalence and effects of individuals with past criminal charges among candidates and elected politicians …

We study the prevalence and effects of individuals with past criminal charges among candidates and elected politicians …

paper addresses corruption in El Salvador’s National Civil Police (PNC), the law enforcement agency created under the … enforcement officials and politicians in El Salvador, are now major regional players themselves …

This study tests the effect of the media, in particular the press, on public opinions of and trust in the police. It … staple of media reporting on policing – ongoing crime investigations – on public trust in the police. Despite the great … theory postulates that cooperation and compliance with the police, the courts and the law flow from the perception that they …

This paper analyses police and mass media interrelation in situations of emergency. The research is primarily based … of relationship is managerial, whereby the police seek to negotiate media coverage. The other mode of relationship is … coercive, whereby the police sometimes invoke formal legal powers to force the media to take or refrain from action. Of the two …