Police College Research Articles

Prevalence of Child Maltreatment and the Effects of the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence on Attitudes towards Domestic Violence in Chinese Police Cadets

In 2015, China passed legislation that criminalized domestic violence/child maltreatment and provided protections to victims of child maltreatment. Consistent with the intergenerational transmission of violence, prior cross-national research has demonstrated that the experience of child maltreatment is positively associated with supportive attitudes toward domestic violence. However, research conducted within China among Chinese police cadets has not found a relationship between child maltreatment and attitudes toward dating violence. The goals of the current study were to: 1) provide prevalence estimates of child maltreatment – including if the cadet witnessed domestic violence; 2) examine gender differences in the experience of child maltreatment and attitudes toward domestic violence, and; 3) examine if child maltreatment or witnessing domestic violence were associated with attitudes toward domestic violence. Survey data from 404 police cadets attending Zhejiang Police College in Hangzhou, China were analyzed. The majority of cadets (64.10%) experienced child maltreatment. Close to one in five cadets (19.10%) witnessed domestic violence in their household. Significant differences did not emerge between male and female cadets with regard to child maltreatment or witnessing domestic violence. Male cadets reported more supportive attitudes toward domestic violence than female cadets. Child maltreatment and witnessing domestic violence were not associated with attitudes toward domestic violence. Support was not found for the intergenerational transmission of violence among this sample of Chinese police cadets. Implications for future trainings and research are discussed.

The link between police cadets' field training and attitudes toward police work in China: a longitudinal study

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect and duration of supervised field training on police cadets' worldview of police work in China.Design/methodology/approachThe four-wave longitudinal data were collected from graduate students who were pursuing their master's degree in a national Chinese police university from 2016 to 2018. Independent variables including demographic characteristics and knowledge along with experience gained from the internship were used to explain police cadets' attitudes toward police work. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression models were used in the current study.FindingsFindings derived from multiple regression analyses suggest that police cadets' attitudes toward police work are conducive to the “shock” of the real-world experience after three-month field training. However, the effect of the field training on police cadets' attitudes toward police work is temporary, not enduring.Research limitations/implicationsThe data for this study were collected from one national police university, and the findings reported here may not be generalized.Practical implicationsPolice field training is important for cadets to develop positive view of police work. It provides practical knowledge for police training and socializes cadets before entering into the law enforcement filed, avoiding the financial cost of resignation. However, the influence of field training is temporal. Hence, it is more appropriate for police administrators to arrange police cadets' field training close to their graduation date, the third year of their college education.Originality/valueThis study can be considered as an extension of relevant research on law-enforcement-related field training reported in the United States. However, it goes beyond the existing literature by using longitudinal data to answer a long-overdue question: Does supervised field training change the worldview of cadets concerning police work?

Task-driven and College English Curriculum Based Intercultural Competence Cultivation in Police University

Globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative motivate police cadets to improve intercultural competence. In the meantime it’s very difficult for Chinese College English teachers to focus solely on cultures while students facing the task of improving language skills. It is more practical for teachers to integrate cultural instruction and normal curriculum, improving both linguistic and cultural competence to achieve the multiple objectives at the same time. This paper provides some practical ways to enrich the current curriculum. Three-step action research is used in the paper. Step one: intercultural knowledge accumulation. Teachers use explicit and implicit ways, including reading assignment, video-clip, WeChat essays in law enforcement and police fields, to improve cultural diversity awareness and to appreciate dynamic intercultural communication. Step two: task-driven intercultural skills training. Step three: reflection. These procedures form a spiral cycle which recurs to enhance the effect of continuous improvement.

Level of Trust in social networking sites among students of the Police College

(مُلَخَّصُ البَحث)
 ما يتميّز به العصر الحديث هو التقدم الهائل في (تكنولوجيا) الاتصال، ومواقع التواصل الاجتماعيّ المتعددة الأنواع والأشكال، وقد ظهرت هذه الوسائل بوصفها منجزاً حضارياً أفرزته العقول العملاقة المبدعة، عبر (التكنولوجيا) المتطوّرة الفذّة، ووسائل الاتصال هذه لها آثار إيجابيّة عظيمة، وأخرى سلبيَّة.
 هناك ثلاثة مليارات شخص حول العالم يستعملون مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، أي ما يعادل 40 في المئة من سكان العالم. كما إننا نقضي في المتوسط نحو ساعتين يوميا في تصفح هذه المواقع والتفاعل من خلالها، وذلك وفقا لبعض الدراسات الحديثة. ويمكن القول إن هناك نحو نصف مليون تغريدة وصورة تنشران على الفيس بوك كل دقيقة (http://www.bbc.com ) ولأهمية الموضوع قام الباحث باعداد دراسة حاولت الاجابة عن تساؤل رئيس هو الى أي مدى يثق طلبة كلية الشرطة بما ينشر في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي ( الفيس بوك ) وما هو تأثيره في سلوكهم الحالي ومستقبلهم المهني ، وفي ضوء مشكلة البحث أعتمد الباحث على المنهج المسحي ، إذ قام ببناء مقياس وتوزيعها على مجتمع البحث الذي يبلغ (170) مفردة ، وكانت ابرز النتائج ان (77.6%) من المبحوثين يرون ان الناشرين على موقع الفيس بوك يسعون الى نشر المعلومات والاخبار التي تتمتع بالإثارة والتشويق لاستقطاب اكبر عدد ممكن من المتصفحين من دون النظر الى مدى مصداقية هذه المعلومات والاخبار التي تنشر .

Proactive safety awareness and violence prevention training for professional students.

In response to the growing number of violent acts on college/university campuses in the US, a pilot safety awareness and violence prevention (SAVP) training was developed and collaboratively implemented for first-year dental and pharmacy students at a US academic health center. The study assessed student knowledge of violent behavior, warning signs emphasizing active shooter situations, response strategies when witnessing or experiencing violence, and awareness of available violence prevention resources. In 2014, a presurvey/postsurvey design was approved by the Institutional Review Board and used to assess knowledge before and after SAVP training by the university police department. As part of the new student orientation, 90% of the dental students and 100% of the pharmacy students simultaneously participated in the training and afterwards completed both number-coded surveys. This resulted in a 96% response rate. Data were analyzed using SAS. A comparison of presurvey/postsurvey responses show notable increases on 4 key topics: awareness of actions to take if witnessing violent crime (+49%) or encountering active shooter situation (+74%), awareness of violent behavior warning signs (+63%), and knowledge of available violence prevention resources (+86%). Findings from this study demonstrate that integrating SAVP training in new student orientation can increase safety awareness among dental and pharmacy students. SAVP training can augment the uptake of current campus resources given there was an observed increase in knowledge of availability. Collaborating with the university police department is key to this replicable proactive SAVP program for dental and pharmacy students.

Create effective video surveillance with systematic approach

FAIRFAX, Va. — The Middle Tennessee State University Police Department has solved numerous crimes with the help of approximately 600 video cameras located across campus. Officers have also shown allegations to be false, and even solved the mystery of how a car reported stolen showed up in a different parking spot (officers concluded the car was towed by mistake and then returned).

Students’ difficulties in learning English for specific purpose grammar at the People’s Police University

This study investigated grammatical difficulties encountered by students of the People’s Police University while learning grammar in ESP courses. The design included questionnaires to teachers and students, and classroom participant observations. The findings indicated that the student respondents only perceived four target features to be difficult to learn. The results also showed that the students’ perceptions of grammatical difficulty were influenced by several factors including the inherent complexity of rules, L1 transfer, students’ differences in language aptitude, students’ infrequency of practice, and teaching methodology. The findings will hopefully be useful for teachers and researchers with an interest in this line of research

Ethnocultural empathy and diversity training: the case of campus policing

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine diversity training and police service differences on levels of ethnocultural empathy among Florida’s public university police officers. Ethnocultural empathy is essential for cultural competence, and cultural competence is vital for campus police officers employed at public universities in Florida. Perceptions of police officers among various minority groups and the relationships officers have with their members have long been strained by a myriad of social, political, and economic issues. During the last decade, minority enrollment at Florida’s public universities experienced double-digit growth. As a result, campus police administrators must ensure the police officers they employ maintain the cultural competence needed to promote positive relationships within the diverse academic communities they serve. Believed to be the first study of its kind, it provides an opportunity for important discourse in campus policing and beyond. Of particular value and importance is the sole significant finding that white officers are more likely to have lower levels of ethnocultural empathy compared to non-white officers.

Chinese Police Cadets’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence: A Pretest/Posttest Design

Since the Domestic Violence (DV) Law was passed in China in 2015, knowledge of this mandate has been relatively unexplored. Data from 401 police cadets attending Zhejiang Police College in Hangzhou, China, are analyzed. A pretest/posttest design was used to assess changes in attitudes toward DV after a 30-minute lecture on DV. The influence of gender, whether the cadet views DV as a priority for law enforcement, and knowledge of services are examined. Findings demonstrate the utility of the training while recognizing cadets with prior knowledge of DV may have resisted the training. Given entrance into law enforcement is more likely for individuals who attend a police college in China, implications include incorporating a DV course at police colleges.

How Criminal Offenders Perceive Police Officers’ Appearance: Effects of Uniforms and Tattoos on Inmates’ Attitudes

ABSTRACTBoth, the number of people wearing visible body modifications, e.g., tattoos, and their acceptance in society have been significantly increased. Thus, rules and regulations of German police officers’ appearance prohibiting to show tattoos during police services are challenged. Basically, such standards aim to minimize risk factors in police service and to maximize safety at work, thus fostering police operations and finally promoting a favorable image of the police organization. Within the scope of the “Police Officer Appearance”-project (2016–2018) of the Rhineland-Palatinate Police University, we aimed to answer the question how police officers in uniform with visible tattoos are evaluated by others. Within a sub-project, we focused on an important target group in police services: criminal offenders. While previous studies found evidence that wearing a uniform was associated with more favorable ratings of police officers as compared to people in civilian clothing (“uniform-effect”), showing a tattoo had a rather detrimental effect of attitudes toward police officers (“tattoo-effect”). In the present study, we investigate whether these effects transfer to the sub-population of criminal offenders. A total of N = 98 inmates of a correctional institution in Rhineland-Palatinate participated in the study. Inmates were presented pictures of police officers in police uniform or civilian clothing with or without visible tattoos. Results revealed the “uniform-effect” among inmates, i.e., a more positive evaluation of police officers wearing police uniform. However, the “tattoo-effect” was not present in this subgroup. Implications for theory, limitations and future research directions, as well as practical implications are discussed.

Rethinking on the Reform of Physical Education in Police College Based on Life Education

It is a natural return of the essence of P. E. that life education enters the campus of Police College and integrates into the physical education (P. E.) of Police College. This paper probes into the connotation of life education, and points out that police P. E. should take the pursuit of experiential and individualized classroom teaching as two key points to implement the concept of life education. The author points out that, first of all, in the design of teaching objectives, the integrity and uniqueness of students as individuals should be fully considered. Secondly, in terms of content selection, we should choose content that is conducive to the extension of students' post-service social life. Finally, we should take the multi-dynamic teaching evaluation as the key to implement the concept of life education in P. E. course, and truly make the process of P. E. learning become the process of students' life growth.

Best practices for campus agency recruitment

In recent years, law enforcement in general has experienced a recruiting crisis. The combination of negative public perceptions of police work and low unemployment numbers means agencies large and small are competing for a dwindling pool of qualified and interested candidates. This crisis has not spared college and university police departments. However, campus agencies may be well‐positioned to overcome these challenges through a proactive recruitment strategy emphasizing community policing and the unique benefits available to officers.

Reflections on the Construction of Professional Basic Courses in Public Security Universities -Taking the Criminal Psychology Course System in Xinjiang Police College as an Example

Public security college; Professional basic course; Criminal psychology

Assessment of Government Expenditure Management Practices: The Case of Oromia Police College, Oromia, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to assess government expenditure management practice at Oromia Police College Procurement Finance and Property Management. Descriptive research method was employed to assess and describe assessment of government expenditure management practice in broad’s importance. Primary data were collected by means of survey questionnaires from Oromia Police College (employees) police officers. Interviews were also conducted with police top management and Oromia Police employers Procurement Finance and Property Management. Focus group was discussion conducted with Oromia Police College Procurement Finance and Property Management employee and who were presently police costumes. In some developing countries a weak expenditure management process that have room for a magnified request, the spending is likely to be for less priority. In these circumstances, the best reaction would be to improve expenditure budget preparation. Since expenditure management is easy at budget preparation than later during the execution of the budget or this nonfiction discussed government expenditure management and practices in Oromia Police College. The problems and controversial issue related to government expenditure management and practices are reflected in the budget preparation, approval, execution, and audit phase of expenditure management practices. Therefore, the result of this study showed that there is a problem of linking the work plan with expenditure budget preparation. It is also revealed that purchasing of goods and services is not based on the annual action plan by organization. In other word, this indicated that there is a problem of budget preparation and execution. On the other hand, In relation to budget approval, the result of this study showed that Oromia Police College has effective systems of check and balance on government expenditure. The assessment was also undertaken to check auditor’s satisfaction in relation to the support they get to conduct their task. The assessment result indicated that auditors have a problem of motivation with the financial and material support to carry out audit work to achieve their objectives. Thus, the study suggested that the program budgeting system introduced by the Oromia Regional Bureau of Finance and Economic Cooperation and Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation needs to be strongly considered to link the expenditure with the plan and implementation strategies.

The Impact of Police College Students’ Self-efficacy on Their Professional Identity

The Impact of Police College Students’ Self-efficacy on Their Professional Identity

경찰대학생 선발제도의 개선방안에 관한 연구

경찰대학생 선발제도의 개선방안에 관한 연구

Verification of coherence with the national curriculum and test usefulness of the Korea National Police University and the Korea Military Academy’s English entrance exams

Verification of coherence with the national curriculum and test usefulness of the Korea National Police University and the Korea Military Academy’s English entrance exams

Police Cadets’ Career Plans in China: Testing the Mediation and Moderation Effects of Job Satisfaction

In recent decades, police organizations have encountered difficulty in maintaining employees; a large number of police officers are leaving the service early. Using data collected from three police colleges in three different provinces in China, this study examines the mechanism of cadets’ career plan or turnover intention. Specifically, the test of a mediating mechanism in this study demonstrates the extent to which satisfaction mediates the relationship between distal factors and career plans among police cadets. Besides, the test of a moderating mechanism focuses on the possibility that the predictors differ in the relationship with cadets’ career plans by the degree of satisfaction. This study results found that satisfaction had no mediating effect. Instead, results showed that police cadets’ satisfaction is a strong moderator in the link between predictors and their career plans. Implications for recruitment, training, and retention strategies, as well as avenues for future research, are then discussed.

Discussion on the Application of Virtual Experiment Teaching System in the Basic Computer Courses in Police Colleges and Universities

The development goal of police colleges and universities is to cultivate well-educated practical talents. By analyzing the commonness of the basic computer courses in police colleges and universities currently, this paper reveals the stress needing to be strengthened in the process of experimental teaching, and makes a thorough inquiry of the teaching mode using virtual experimental teaching system to improve students' practical ability, thus providing more references for teaching.

Predicting three dimensions of police officer stress: does rural or urban setting matter?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the disparities in stress between rural and urban police officers in China.Design/methodology/approachData for this study were collected from a national police university in China in 2017. In total, 608 Chinese police officers were surveyed representing those attending in-service training program in the university.FindingsResults showed that rural police officers exhibited a higher level of somatization compared to their urban counterparts, whereas no rural–urban differences were detected for other stress dimensions – anxiety and depression. Additionally, this study suggests that perceived constraints in resources and training partially mediate the observed rural–urban disparities in somatization.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based on a convenient sample of Chinese police officers, which restricts the generalizability of the results.Practical implicationsTo reduce stress among police officers, China needs to make more investments in resources and training programs in its rural policing.Originality/valueA review of literature reveals that studies comparing police stress between rural and urban areas are rare. Additionally, China, as the largest developing nation in the world, remains under-studied with respect to stress among its police officers.