Public attitudes toward the police in Taipei metropolitan

• In Event: Attitudes Toward Police: International Perspectives

Abstract

Public attitudes toward the police (ATP) is one of the most important issues in a democracy society. Since 1980s, there has accumulated a rich body of research on this issue accompanying with the development of community policing (COP) in U.S. Unfortunately, the limited studies have been found in Taiwan society. The current study attempts to extend the current knowledge of public ATP by applying the theoretical models (demographic, police-citizen interaction, and accountability models) and significant factors to a non-U.S. context in Taiwan. Given the fact the population is 6 million 500 thousand distributed in Taipei and New Taipei cities in February 2014, this study plans to collect a research population of 1,800 respondents aged more than 18 years by using stratified sampling via computer-assisted technique interview (CATI). In addition, 6 policing scholars and practitioners will be invited in a focused group interview to develop some feasible policies after CATI survey. The final report and policy implications would like to present in 2014 ASC annual meeting held at San Francisco, CA.

Author

• Yung-Lien Lai, Central Police University, Taiwan