TY - JOUR
AU1 - Novak, Kenneth J.
AU2 - Frank, James
AU3 - Smith, Brad W.
AU4 - Engel, Robin Shepard
AB - During the past 30 years, an expanding body of literature has evolved that examines the correlates of officers'decisions to arrest. This study extends this line of inquiry by investigating the influence of situational- and community-level variables on the arrest decisions of officers in an agency that has implementedcommunity policing. Using data collected through systematic social observations of the police, the authors examine the direct effects of officers' assignment on the decision to arrest. In addition, the authors explore whether conventional arrest predictors vary between community and beat officers and, if so, the extent and nature of the variance. The findings generally suggest that there is no significant direct influence of assignment on arrest decisions. However, substantive differences in the decision-making process are revealed among predictors of arrest across assignments.
TI - Revisiting the Decision to Arrest: Comparing Beat and Community Officers
JF - Crime & Delinquency
DO - 10.1177/0011128702048001003
DA - 2002-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/revisiting-the-decision-to-arrest-comparing-beat-and-community-tJEldrQ6fL
SP - 70
EP - 98
VL - 48
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -