Citation
Travis III, L.F. (2007), "Editorial", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm.2007.18130baa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
In this issue we are pleased to include a collection of papers exploring the topic of police officer stress. Professor Ronald Burke edited this special collection and we want to thank him for his efforts in bringing these papers to publication. In addition to these five papers, the issue contains five more articles, including a sixth paper exploring causes and correlates of police stress.
The remaining articles address a several topics of importance to police management and operations. These include an evaluation of the impact of a COMPSTAT process on policing in Queensland, Australia, a assessment of the role of race in the development of suspicion by police officers, a discussion of police research using the precinct as the level of analysis, and officer assessment of operational situations. Each of these papers investigates what the police do, how they do it, and what may be the correlates of police practice. As usual, we believe this issue will be valuable to police administrators and scholars who are seeking improved understandings of the police and police practice.
The issue also contains the “Perspectives on Policing” feature, which reviews and summarizes much of the latest published research on policing. A “Policing on the Web” review is also included. Finally, this issue contains a review of the recent book, Citizens, Cops, and Power. We encourage you to consider contributing to the journal as well through preparing reviews, submitting articles, or even simply suggesting topics for future issues.
As always, we welcome your suggestions and opinions about how we can improve the journal. Please feel free to contact us, should you have questions, comments, or concerns. Also, consider volunteering to serve as a manuscript referee. For the journal to continue its tradition of high standards requires the participation of police practitioners and scholars in the important roles of author and reviewer.
Lawrence F. Travis III