Staubli, Silvia,

Trusting the police : comparisons across Eastern and Western Europe / Silvia Staubli. - 1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations. - Culture and social practice . - Kultur und soziale Praxis. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Theoretical considerations and state of research -- Methodology -- European perspective : East, West, and Switzerland compared -- The perception of crime victims -- Discussion. Introduction.

The police can be seen as a governmental institution or as an organizational body, where especially the work - effectiveness, or fairness in encounters - is valued. Through the combination of these approaches and the inclusion of social trust and criminal victimization, Silvia Staubli offers an understanding beyond existing literature on institutional trust and procedural fairness. Moreover, due to analyses for Eastern and Western Europe, she addresses experts from sociology, political science, criminology, and social anthropology equally. Beyond, the study offers an insight to the public on how public opinions towards institutions are shaped.


In English.

3837637824 3839437822 9783837637823 9783839437827

10.14361/9783839437827 doi

103359 Knowledge Unlatched 22573/ctv1dqmk3 JSTOR


Crime prevention surveys--Europe, Eastern.
Crime prevention surveys--Europe, Western.
Police administration--Europe, Eastern.
Police administration--Europe, Western.
Police social work--Europe, Eastern.
Police social work--Europe, Western.
Police--Public opinion.--Europe, Eastern
Police--Public opinion.--Europe, Western
Crime prevention surveys.
Police administration.
Police social work.
Police--Public opinion.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Sociology and anthropology.
Sociology.


Europe, Eastern.
Europe, Western.

Police Political Science Political Sociology Politics Procedural Justice Social Trust Society Sociology Trust Victimization


Electronic books.

HV8194.7.A2 / S73 2017eb

306.28094 363.2