RESEARCH SHORTS
Police Trustworthiness Helps Neighbours Work Together
Researchers sought the contribution, if any, of policing to neighbourhood collective efficacy (“a neighbourhood social process that emphasizes social ties among neighbours and a willingness to intervene to solve local problems”). They found being trustworthy was the main thing police can contribute to collective efficacy, perhaps because trustworthiness reassures “people that the police will be there if needed.”
Research: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between policing and collective efficacy, published in Journal of Experimental Criminology.
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