Roundtable: Volunteer Police--An Understudied Aspect of Policing

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

There are an estimated 59,000 sworn and 19,000 unsworn volunteer police and deputies in the United States, totaling almost 20% the number of full-time paid officers. There is not a corresponding proportion of academic interest in volunteer policing. This roundtable will bring together academics who study volunteer police with academics who step outside of the classroom and into the streets as volunteer officers, benefitting both their communities and their students. Discussions will focus on the benefits to Community Oriented Policing goals, as well as information about international similarities and differences.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Individual Presentations

• Volunteer Police: An Understudied Aspect of Policing - Adam Dobrin, Florida Atlantic University

Chair

• Adam Dobrin, Florida Atlantic University

Discussants

• Benjamin Dobrin, Virginia Wesleyan College

• Ross Wolf, University of Central Florida

• Jeffrey Rush, Troy University

• Carol Borland Jones, University of Gloucestershire