TY - JOUR AB - Proponents of police officer residency requirements maintain that police officers who live in the area they serve contribute to the local tax base, provide better information dissemination, and represent community interests in their agencies. However, little research has been conducted to assess the extent to which residency requirements affect public perceptions of the police. This paper explores the relationship between police residency requirements at the municipal level and citizen satisfaction with law enforcement – specifically, the connection between residency requirements and reported confidence in the abilities of the police to prevent crime, solve crime, and protect citizens. Data derived from a national survey of citizen satisfaction with criminal justice institutions conducted during 1995 and from the 1993 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics survey of agencies with more than 100 sworn officers reveal, among other things, that residency requirements affect citizens’ perceptions of the police in a negative way. VL - 22 IS - 3 SN - 1363-951X DO - 10.1108/13639519910285080 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519910285080 AU - Murphy David W. AU - Worrall John L. PY - 1999 Y1 - 1999/01/01 TI - Residency requirements and public perceptions of the police in large municipalities T2 - Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 327 EP - 342 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -