What Is Known And Not Known About Volunteer Policing In The United States

Keywords

police auxiliary; police reserves; United States police; volunteer police; volunteer sheriff’s deputies

Abstract

Volunteer police have always been a part of policing, and currently field approximately 20% of the numbers of full-time paid officers in the United States. Given this long history and significant participation, it is surprising how little is known about this aspect of policing. This article reviews what is known about modern volunteer police in the United States, then explores what is not known. The implications for future research include a discussion of what researchers “need to know” and “should know” in order to have valuable evidence to guide evidence-based decision making for relevant stakeholders and policy-makers.

Publication Date

9-1-2016

Publication Title

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volume

18

Issue

3

Number of Pages

220-227

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1461355716660732

Socpus ID

85028877762 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85028877762

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