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Rural policing in China: Criminal investigation and policing resources for police officers

This study examines the state of policing resources in rural areas of central China and investigates how police officers conduct criminal investigations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 police officers who had experience in criminal investigations in rural areas. The study found th...

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Autores principales: Keke, Peng, Mengxi, Gao, Huijun, Chen, Jinyao, Tang, Yuqiu, Xing, Feng, Jiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10432220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37600418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18934
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author Keke, Peng
Mengxi, Gao
Huijun, Chen
Jinyao, Tang
Yuqiu, Xing
Feng, Jiang
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description This study examines the state of policing resources in rural areas of central China and investigates how police officers conduct criminal investigations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 police officers who had experience in criminal investigations in rural areas. The study found that police officers have developed a well-established model of criminal investigation that is effective in responding to minor crimes such as theft, drink driving, and fighting. However, there may be compliance issues with the criminal investigation skills of police officers. Additionally, rural areas lack policing resources compared to urban areas and do not have access to necessary police information resources. The results of this study suggest that rural policing in areas where resources are scarce should focus on improving the compliance of criminal investigation skills among police officers and increasing the allocation of police resources to rural areas. Policymakers and practitioners can benefit from the insights provided by this study when addressing the challenges faced by rural policing in China and other countries with similar circumstances.
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spelling pubmed-104322202023-08-18 Rural policing in China: Criminal investigation and policing resources for police officers Keke, Peng Mengxi, Gao Huijun, Chen Jinyao, Tang Yuqiu, Xing Feng, Jiang Heliyon Research Article This study examines the state of policing resources in rural areas of central China and investigates how police officers conduct criminal investigations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 police officers who had experience in criminal investigations in rural areas. The study found that police officers have developed a well-established model of criminal investigation that is effective in responding to minor crimes such as theft, drink driving, and fighting. However, there may be compliance issues with the criminal investigation skills of police officers. Additionally, rural areas lack policing resources compared to urban areas and do not have access to necessary police information resources. The results of this study suggest that rural policing in areas where resources are scarce should focus on improving the compliance of criminal investigation skills among police officers and increasing the allocation of police resources to rural areas. Policymakers and practitioners can benefit from the insights provided by this study when addressing the challenges faced by rural policing in China and other countries with similar circumstances. Elsevier 2023-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10432220/ /pubmed/37600418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18934 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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