EAN: 9783031222801

SPRINGERBRIEFS IN CRIMINOLOGY WORLDWIDE VIEWS...

This book gives an overview of the empirical research regarding police discretionary
decision-making worldwide through 2022 by means of a scoping review. In total  eleven databases
were searched and 15 193 publications have been assessed in terms of relevance for this topic 
with 1 563 of these being assessed more thoroughly. The shortlist consists of 526 publications.
It answers the following questions: What is the amount of available research concerning police
decision-making and what are its characteristics? How and where is police decision-making
studied? Which crime phenomena are studied? Which types of decisions are studied? Which factors
impact police discretion? Overall  the scoping review summarizes the available empirical
research on police discretion and helps understand police decision-making processes. These
findings are then used to discuss the current scholarship and give recommendations concerning
research (e.g. which decision-making processes decisions are currently lacking in research 
which factors need to be explored further  which research methods can be utilized more
frequently) and police practice (i.e. how to support police officers in their decision-making
and optimize these decision-making processes).

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