Innovation Resistance? Officer Perceptions of Community Policing

• In Event: Police-Community Relations Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Past research suggests that some police officers are resistant to engage in community policing activities. This study utilizes a new theoretical framework – the Model of Consumer Resistance to Innovation – to shed light on officer resistance. Interviews with a sample of 12 officers from a midsize Central Florida police agency reveal barriers to community policing engagement, as well as practical recommendations to overcome them.

Author

• Justin Smith, University of Central Florida