Situational variables such as reason for the stop and time of the stop were significant predictors of high-performing officers.
Findings – Analyses revealed that motor vehicle stops are not randomly distributed across police officers and, in fact, a significant concentration of motor vehicle stops among few officers existed. A Poisson process and logistic regression were used in the analysis. Individual identifiers of police officers allowed for an analysis of individual officer performance concerning motor vehicle stops. Contact cards included information concerning the stop itself, driver, passengers, motor vehicle, and the officer making the stop. Data were collected from contact cards completed by police officers making motor vehicle stops between Jand December 31, 2001. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a mid-western police department. Purpose – This paper aims to explore the possible existence of the repeat phenomenon in police motor vehicle stops. Officer attitudes toward selective enforcement negatively influenced officer responsiveness. Public service motivation representing the intrinsic motives of respondents, on the other hand, indicated a strong, positive, and statistically significant relationship with responsiveness. The findings of the study suggest that reward expectancy which represents the extrinsic motivational perspective, did not have a statistically significant relationship to responsiveness. Drawing on expectancy and value-based approaches, this study examines the role of extrinsic motivation, intrinsic value orientation and selective enforcement attitudes on the responsiveness of Turkish patrol officers.
Law enforcement agencies seek ways to control discretion to avoid the undesirable consequences of police discretion and maintain organizational legitimacy. Abstract Unsupervised police decisions taken under stress inherently involve the exercise of discretion and remain questionable when considering the legitimacy of police behavior.
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