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4 Police Prac. & Res. 1 (2003)

handle is hein.journals/gppr4 and id is 1 raw text is: Police Practice and Research, 2003, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1-2 FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DILIP K. DAS Police Practice & Research: An International Journal (PPR) enters its fourth successful year with this issue which contains articles that have been chosen to strengthen and enhance the two main objectives of the journal: encouragement of global, comparative perspectives on policing and collaboration between police practice and research. In the area of international policing, the present issue offers valuable studies from Australia, Nigeria and the UK. In his analysis of the strategies of law enforcement in rural New South Wales, Australia, Patrick Jobes finds that 'rural policing demanded immersion into community.' Rural police officers may find their job 'impossible' without community support but, Jobes adds, 'with support, most rural policing was probably more possible than at urban posts where immersion into the community is infeasible.' Nonso Okereafezeke has studied 'traditional social control in an ethnic society' with specific reference to 'law enforcement in a Nigerian community.' He discusses varying methods of an ethnic court in regard to the enforcement of decisions on civil cases, crimes against public security and crimes against public morality. His research leads to the conclusion that 'a synthesis and coordination of the unofficial, traditional and the official strategies . . . will improve law enforcement and social control in Nigeria.' In researching 'complainants' satisfaction of the police complaints process' in the UK, Katie Strudwick carefully explores that 'complaints against the police should be viewed in a more positive light, as a management tool measuring accountability and police legitimacy.' The current issue includes two studies that demonstrate how research can contribute to the improvement of police policies, practices and strategies. In 'The Crime Triangle: Alcohol, Drug Use, and Vandalism,' Thomas Baker and Loreen Wolfer have discussed that 'the problem-oriented policing paradigm and related crime prevention strategies reduced the level and fear of crime.' Based on their successful research, they present 'the benefits of the police-researcher partnership in preventing park crime in a suburban community.' Vivian Lord and Paul Friday engaged themselves successfully in a project that originated from a large southern United States municipal police department which wanted to increase their number of women officers. The authors were able to recommend to the police department that they must consider 'those factors that have been found to influence and inhibit women.' That is the essence of the article, 'Choosing a Career in Police Work: A Comparative Study between Applicants for Employment with a Large Police Department and Public High School Students.' ISSN 1561-4263 print/ISSN 1477-271X online/03/010001-2 © 2003 Taylor & Francis Ltd DOI: 10.1080/1561426032000059141

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