Factors Influencing Public Trust in the Police in Asia: Multinational Comparative Study

• In Event: Policing in Asia (Organized and Sponsored by Korean Society of Criminology in America (KoSCA), Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States (ACCCJ), and Division of International Criminology (DIC))

Abstract

There have been consistent findings that public trust plays a great role in successful policing. Many studies across the world have examined factors that are related to public trust. However, relatively a few have shed lights on Asian context in order to explain public trust in police in Asian nations. This study aims to examine factors influencing public trust in the police in Asia utilizing multiple national-level political, societal, and cultural factors. Analyzing data obtained from several sources, with more than 30,000 individuals nested in Asian countries, multilevel mixed effects analysis was conducted. The results indicate significant difference in public trust in the police across Asian nations.

Authors

• Yongil Lee, Sam Houston State University

• Hyunin Baek, New Mexico State University

• Sungil Han, University of North Carolina at Charlotte