PSO Resources

2023 PSO Research in Review

 

Most Recent

• 2023

  Police Recruitment and Selection: Resources and Lessons for Workforce Building (COPS Office)

       Project contact: Jeremy Wilson & Clifford Grammich

  "A Panel of Good ol' Boys": Women Navigating the Police Promotions Process (American Journal of Criminal Justice)

       Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Gauging the Impact of Negative Media Publicity on Career Decisions: Exploring Police Recruit Motivations During a Recruitment Crisis (Policing: An International Journal)

       Project contact: Ashleigh Wojslawowicz

  The Path to an Inclusive and Representative Agency (Police Chief)

      Project contacts: Anthony Gibson & Terry Cherry

  The Law Enforcement Leadership Pipeline: The Pipeline Components (The Georgia Police Chief)

       Project contact: Marshall Jones

  Attrition Rates: Stemming the Tide (Police)

       Project contacts: Sarah Charman & Jemma Tyson

  A Letter to the American Public: Where Have the Police Gone? (Police1)

       Project contact: Terry Cherry

  Preference for Group-based Social Hierarchy and the Reluctance to Accept Women as Equals in Law Enforcement (Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory)

       Project contact: Russell Hassan

  Survey Results Indicate Urgent Need for Comprehensive Workload Analysis and Service Delivery Revamp (Police1)

       Project contact: Jon Shane

  Turnover in Large US Policing Agencies Following the George Floyd Protests (Journal of Criminal Justice)

       Project contacts: Ian Adams, Scott Mourtgos & Justin Nix

  Leaving the Table: Organisational (In)justice and the Relationship with Police Officer Retention (Criminology & Criminal Justice)

       Project contacts: Jemma Tyson & Sarah Charman

  Universal and Sex-Normed Benchmarks in Police Physical Fitness Requirements: A Factorial Vignette Design (Women & Criminal Justice)

       Project contact: Michael Aiello

  A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Phoenix Crime Gun Liaison Program: Leveraging Patrol Officers for Investigations (Justice Evaluation Journal)

       Project contact: Jessie Huff

  A Qualitative Exploration of Stress in a Criminal Investigations Section (Police Practice and Research)

       Project contact: Jessie Huff

  Creating a Nexus Between Workload and Costs: A Case Study from Ocean View PD (Police1)

       Project contact: Marshall Jones 

  The Law Enforcement Leadership Pipeline: A Blueprint for Retention (The Georgia Police Chief)

       Project contact: Marshall Jones

  Parallel Lines: The Homogenous and Gendered Career Patterns of Senior Leaders in Policing in England and Wales (Police Practice and Research)

       Project contact: Sarah Charman

  Solving the Police Workload and Budget Problem (ICMA)

  Project contact: Jon Shane

  Leadership for Wellness: A Strategy for Developing Police and Public Safety Leaders (Australian Institute of Police Management)

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Mental health and wellness initiatives supporting United States law enforcement personnel: The current state-of-play (Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being)

  Project contract: Jacqueline Drew

  Doing More with Less? Assessing the Cost Efficiency of US Local Police Organizations (Applied Economics Letters)

  Project contact: Erik Alda

  Over and Out: The Damaged and Conflicting Identities of Officers Voluntarily Resigning from the Police Service (Policing and Society)

  Project contacts: Sarah Charman & Jemma Tyson

  Issues of Merit and Affirmative Action in Police Promotion Systems. (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice)

  Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew

  Affirmative Action Recruitment Strategies in Australian Policing: Three Case Studies (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice)

  Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew 

  “Insufficient Guidance and a Lack of Preparation”: Police Academy Training and the Reality of Police Work (Journal of Criminology)

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Police Retention: A Systematic Review of the Research (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

  Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson, Clifford Grammich, Terry Cherry, & Anthony Gibson

  Memphis Police Numbers Dropped By Nearly a Quarter in Recent Years - Were Staffing Shortages a Factor in the Killing of Tyre Nichols? (The Conversation)

  Project contact: Ian Adams

  If the Face Fits: Predicting Future Promotions From Police Cadets' Facial Traits (Journal of Experimental Criminology)

  Project contact: Ian Adams

  Learning the Lessons: Developing a Model Program for Gender-Inclusive Policing (Gender Inclusive Policing: Challenges and Achievements. Advances in Theory and Practice.)

  Project Contract: Jacqueline Drew

• 2022

  Elevated Police Turnover Following the Summer Of George Floyd Protests: A Synthetic Control Study. (Criminology & Public Policy)

  Project contacts: Ian Adams & Scott Mourtgos

  Recruiting for Change: Shifting Focus to Address a Workforce Crisis (Police Practice and Research: An International Journal)

  Project contact: Terry Cherry

  Staffing Composition in Large, US Police Departments: Benchmarking Workforce Diversity. (Policing: An International Journal)

  Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson & Clifford Grammich

  Promoting Women Police Officers: Does Exam Format Matter?  (Police Quarterly)

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Procedural Justice and Demographic Diversity: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Police Recruitment (Police Quarterly)

       Project contact: Michael Aiello

  Conflict and Cooperation within Police Units: The Importance of Manager Inclusiveness (Public Management Review)

       Project contact: Russell Hassan

  Police Reform Needs Women: Gender Equity as Cultural Change (Rethinking and Reforming American Policing)

  Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

  “Being Diverse and Being Included, Don’t Go Together in Policing”: Diversity, Inclusion, and Australian Constables (Societies)

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Conflict and Cooperation in Police Units: The Importance of Manager Inclusiveness (Public Management Review)

  Project contact: Russell Hassan

  Education, Training, and Police Reform. Rethinking and Reforming (American Policing)

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  Exploring The Value of Mentorship for Women Police Officers (Policing: An International Journal)

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Inclusion Capital: How Police Officers Are Included in Their Workplaces (Societies)

  Project contact: Kate Linklater

  Is a Seat at the Table Sufficient? Specialized Unit Participation and Perspectives of Female Law Enforcement Officers. (Police Practice and Research: An International Journal)

  Project contact: Terry Cherry

  Linking the Workforce Crisis, Crime, and Response Time (Police Chief)

  Project contact: Ian Adams

  Policing is Not For Me: Repelling Factors Implicated in Vocational Choice Elimination (Policing and Society)

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

  Reframing the Police Staffing Challenge: Strategies for Meeting Workload Demand. (Community Policing Dispatch)

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  "Rorting the System": Police Detectives, Diversity, and Workplace Advantage (Societies)

  Project contacts: Toby Miles-Johnson, Kate Linklater

  Taking The Strain? Police Wellbeing in the COVID-19 Era (The Police Journal)

  Project contact: Sarah Charman

  The Benefits and Supervisory Styles of Women Police Leaders (Feminist Criminology)

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  The Impact of Active Bystander Training on Officer Confidence and Ability to Address Ethical Challenges (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  "Well Boys, Welcome to the New Law Enforcement": Reactions to Women on Elite Specialty Units (Women & Criminal Justice)

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Work Engagement, Burnout and the Motivation to Serve among Law Enforcement Officers during COVID-19 Pandemic and Community Protests in the United States (Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice)

  Project contact: Russell Hassan

• 2021

  Voluntary Resignations From the Police Service: The Impact of Organisational and Occupational Stressors on Organisational Commitment (Policing and Society)

  Project contact: Sarah Charman

  Facilitating Learning to Improve Performance of Law Enforcement Workgroups: The Role of Inclusive Leadership Behavior. International Public Management Journal, 24(1), 106-130, 2021.

       Project Contact: Russell Hassan

  Policing during a global health pandemic: Exploring stress and wellbeing of police and their families. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 6(3), 104-111, 2021.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(6), 715–733, 2021.

  Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

  A national study of police mental health in the United States: Stigma, Mental Health and Help-seeking Behaviors. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36, 295-306, 2021.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Are Women Opting Out? A Mixed Methods Study of Women Police Officers’ Interest in Promotion. Feminist Criminology, Vol. 16(5) 658 – 679, 2021.

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Arresting The Recruitment Crisis. City Journal, Vol. 344: 4–5, 2021.

  Project contact: Ian Adams

  Comparative Perceptions: How Female Officers in Two Australian Police Organizations View Policing of Diverse People. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, Vol. 22(3): 1294-1313, 2021.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Developing an Evidence-Based Police Recruitment Video. International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2021.

  Project contacts: Terry Cherry & Anthony Gibson

  Evidence-Based Policing: A Foundation for Strategic Recruitment, Vol. 14(12), 2021.

  Project contacts: Terry Cherry, Anthony Gibson

  Facilitating Learning to Improve the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Workgroups: The Role of Inclusive Leadership Behavior. International Public Management Journal, 24, 106-130.

  Project contact: Russell Hassan

  Humane Police and Soft Policing in Rural Areas. Journal of the Icelandic Sociological Society, Vol. 12(1): 41-61.

  Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

  Jacks (and Jills) of All Trades: The Gentle Art of Policing Rural Iceland. Nordic Journal of Criminology, Vol. 22(2): 129-148, 2021.

  Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

  Police Training in Baltimore During The Pandemic. European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin (Special Conference Edition No. 5): 187-195, 2021.

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  Policing Between Minorities: ‘Asian-Australian’ Police Recruits and Policing of the LGBT Community. Police Practice And Research: An International Journal, Vol. 22(1): 290-307, 2021.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Policing Minority Communities: How Perception of Engagement and Level of ‘Awareness’ Influence Officer Attitudes Toward Practice. Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10(2): 70, 2021.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Recruitment and Retention for Workforce Diversity. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing and International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2021.

  Project contacts: Jeremy Wilson

  The Critical Role of Communication in Recruitment of Police Officers, Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 47-56, 2021.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Recruiting Amidst Crisis: Exploring Police Recruit Motivations in a Psot-Ferguson Era (Proquest Dissertations)

       Project contact: Ashleigh Wojslawowicz

  What Works: The Social Science Research Behind Advancing Women in Policing. Recruitment & Assessment, 30X30 Initiative. 2021

  Project contact: Maureen McGough

• 2020

  Influential Women? Policing Styles in Online Recruitment Materials (Police Quarterly)

       Project contact: Michael Aiello

  Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations. Feminist Criminology, 15(5), 567-592.

  Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

  Four Steps to Bringing More Women into Policing: Define, Build, Experiment, and Refine. Police Chief Magazine.

  Project contacts: Samantha Clinkinbeard & Rachael Rief

  Mental health and wellbeing of police in a health pandemic: Critical issues for police leaders in a post-COVID-19 environment. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being. 5(2), 31-36.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Warr;or21: A 21-day program to enhance first responder resilience and mental health. Frontiers in Psychology, September 2020.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Innovation and transparency in the recruitment of women in Australian policing. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Compensating for Sexual Identity: How LGB and Heterosexual Officers Perceive Policing of LGBTIQ+ People. The Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 36(2): 251-273, 2020.

  Project contacts: Toby Miles-Johnson, Kate Linklater

  Iceland as a Microcosm of the Effects of Educational Reforms on the Social Background of Police Students. The Making of a Police Officer: Comparative Perspectives On Police Education And Recruitment, 81-95, 2020.

  Project contact: Guðmundur Oddsson

  Is Policing Becoming a Tainted Profession? Media, Public Perceptions, and Implications. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 41(7), 606-621, 2020.

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

• 2019 & Earlier

   

  Gendered messages in police recruitment: Understanding the impacts of descriptors and physical fitness requirements on potential applicants. Policing: An International Journal, 42(3), 455-473, 2019.

       Project contact: Michael Aiello

  Navigating the police promotion system: A comparison by gender of moving up the ranks. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 21(5), 476-490, 2019.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Staffing and Workload Analysis for the Norwood (OH) Police Department. University of Cincinnati Institute of Crime Science. 2019

  Project contact: Nick Corsaro

  Policing Diverse People: How Occupational Attitudes and Background Characteristics Shape Police Recruits’ Perceptions. Sage Open, Vol. 9(3): 1-13, 2019.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Police Recruit Perception of Transgender Officers: Inclusion, Diversity, and Transgender People. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. 6(3): 189-201, 2019.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  The Prevalence of Female Representation in Supervisory and Management Positions in American Law Enforcement: An Examination of Organizational Correlates. Women & Criminal Justice, 29(3) 129-147, 2019.

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Weathering the Storm! The Effects of the External Environment on Police Efficiency in Peru. Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 42(6): 1124-1140, 2019.

  Project contact: Erik Alda

  Investigating Perceptions of Race and Ethnic Diversity Among Prospective Police Officers. Police Practice & Research, Vol. 19(5) 490-504, 2018.

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Patrol Deployment Allocation Analysis for the University of Cincinnati Police Division. University of Cincinnati Department of Public Safety. 2018

  Project contact: Nick Corsaro

  Police Recruits and Perceptions of Trust in Diverse Communities. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 19(4): 311-328, 2018.

  Project contact: Toby Miles-Johnson

  Evidence-Based Police Education and Training in the United States,” European Police Science and Research Bulletin (Special Conference Edition No. 3): 71-78, 2017.

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  The Decision to Become a Police Officer in a Legitimacy Crisis. Women & Criminal Justice, Vol. 27(4), 250-270, 2017.

  Project contact: Natalie Todak

  Essentials for Leaders: Police Consolidation and Shared Services: Identifying, Developing and Sharing Lessons. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2016.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Contemporary Police Practice. Oxford University Press.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Crime and Staffing Analysis for the Tulsa Police Department: A Final Report. University of Cincinnati Institute of Crime Science. 2015.

  Project contact: Nick Corsaro

  Police Staffing Levels: Disaggregating the Variation. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Vol. 38(4): 820-839, 2015.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Human Resource Issues Faced by Small and Large Agencies. The Police Chief Vol. 81(March 2014): 14-15, 2014.

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  Integrating Civilian Staff into Police Agencies. US Dept of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services (COPS), 2014.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Police Staffing Allocation and Managing Workload Demand: A Critical Assessment of Existing Practices. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Vol. 8(2): 96-108, 2014.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Strategies for Police Recruitment: A Review of Trends, Contemporary Issues, and Existing Approaches. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 14(1): 78-97, 2014.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Measurement and Association in the Structure of Municipal Police Organizations. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Special Issue: Police Management and Organizational Issues, Vol. 26(2): 276-297, 2013.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Women police in post-Fitzgerald Queensland: A 20 Year Review. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 72(4), 459-472.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Plugging the Hole in the Staffing Bucket: Strategies for Maximizing the Retention of Police Personnel. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 13(1): 1-23, 2013.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Staffing the “Small” Department: Taking Stock of Existing Benchmarks and Promising Approaches. Police Chief, Vol. 80(4): 34-40, 2013.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Expert Report and Testimony on police mental health and wellbeing. Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence, Brisbane, 2013.

  Project contact: Jacqueline Drew

  Articulating the Dynamic Police Staffing Challenge: An Examination of Supply and Demand. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Vol. 35(2): 327-355, 2012.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  A Performance-Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation. US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2012.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Essentials for Leaders: A Performance-Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation. US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS), 2012.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  How Many Police Officers Do You Need? A Performance-Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation. Community Policing Dispatch, Vol. 5(11), 2012.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Police Workforce Structures: Cohorts, the Economy, and Organizational Performance. Police Quarterly, Vol. 15(3): 283-307, 2012.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Advancing a Police Science: Implications From a National Survey of Police Staffing. Police Quarterly, Vol. 14(3): 277-297, 2011.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Most Wanted: Law Enforcement Agencies Pursue Elusive, Qualified Recruits. RAND Review, Vol. 35(1): 25-29, 2011.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Police Recruitment and Retention for the New Millennium: The State of Knowledge. US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS), 2011.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Stuck on a Plateau? Obstacles to Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Women Police. Police Quarterly, 14(3): 207-226, 2011.

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  The Changing Landscape of Police Education and Training. Police Practice & Research: An International Journal 12,4: 281-285, 2011.

  Project contact: Gary Cordner

  Improving Police Recruitment and Retention. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, RB-9546-DOJ, 2010.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Recruiting and Retaining America’s Finest: Evidence-Based Lessons for Police Workforce Planning. Santa Monica, RAND, MG-960-NIJ, 2010.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment: Personnel Experiences and Promising Practices from the Front Lines. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, CFP-261-DOJ, 2009.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Improving Recruitment and Retention in the New Orleans Police Department. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, RB-9243-1-RC, 2007.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Recruitment and Retention: Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, MG-585-RC, 2007.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Police Personnel Crisis Needs Federal Leadership. Washington Post(May 23), 2006.

  Project contact: Jeremy Wilson

  Examining Applicants' Attributions for Withdrawal From a Selection Procedure. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 32(11), 2228-2252, 2002.

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

  Applicant Self-Selection: Correlates of Withdrawal From a Multiple Hurdle Process. Journal Of Applied Psychology, Vol. 85(2), 163-179, 2000.

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

  Using Personality Testing to Reduce Adverse Impact: A Cautionary Note. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 83(2), 298-307, 1998.

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan

  Applicant Withdrawal: The Role of Test-Taking Attitudes and Racial Differences. Personnel Psychology, Vol. 50(4), 855-876, 1997.

  Project contact: Ann Marie Ryan