TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Public cooperation with the police is of great significance in the maintenance of social security and social harmony, but studies investigating the mechanisms of public cooperation with the police in China are scarce. Using survey data obtained from Xiamen, China, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of social capital on willingness to cooperate with the police and their mediating mechanisms.Design/methodology/approach Data with 938 respondents were used in this study. Ordinary least squares regression models were used to test the influence of social capital on the willingness of the Chinese public to cooperate with the police and its mediating mechanisms.Findings The results show that associational life participation, social trust and neighborhood cohesion can all enhance public willingness to cooperate with the police by cultivating public spirit or trust in government, whereas participation in community collective resistance is negatively correlated with willingness to cooperate with the police. Theoretical explanations are offered to understand different effects of social capital elements on public cooperation with the police, and possible ways to foster such cooperation are discussed.Originality/value This paper takes the lead in examining the effects of social capital on willingness to cooperate with the police and their mediating mechanisms in China.
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
SN  - 1363-951X
DO  - 10.1108/PIJPSM-08-2019-0143
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-08-2019-0143
AU  - Hu Kang
AU  - Hu Rong
AU  - Sun Ivan
AU  - Wu Yuning
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Social capital and public willingness to cooperate with the police in China
T2  - Policing: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 271
EP  - 283
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -