Gary W. Cordner

The changing landscape of police education and training

Police education and training are in transition around the world. Here are just a few examples of recent developments: • The Scottish Institute of Police Research (SIPR), in cooperation with the Sc...

The evolving relationship between police research and police practice

At an annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in Seattle in 2007, a special panel on the post‐9/11 status of community policing featured several top researchers, with Seat...

The architecture of US policing: variations among the 50 states

This article describes how the structure of US policing varies greatly among the 50 states. The states differ substantially in their levels of police employment, the degree to which their police systems are fragmented, and the extent to which they rely on different types of police agencies, such as local police, sheriffs, and state police. The article classifies the states along these dimensions and suggests avenues for further research. In particular, it would be useful to know whether these different structures make any difference in police efficiency or effectiveness.