Institute of Criminology

Why do we trust the police? Testing performance theory, normative alignment and political ideology

Purpose This study examines trust in police in the South Korean context. We test whether effective policing, alignment of police-community norms or political ideologies impact our trust in police. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes convenience sampling of South Korean...

Hiring and screening practices in a sample of US law enforcement agencies

Purpose Hiring and screening processes shape who enters law enforcement, yet little is known about how agencies prioritize these requirements and publicly communicate them on their websites. As a result, it remains unclear how candidate suitability is defined in practice and how...

The policy construction of illegal markets: Exploring variation, success, failure, and unintended consequences

Illegal markets, broadly defined to include markets where only specific transactions are illegal, are the consequence of policy, either a prohibition or highly restrictive regulation. They are generated by a variety of concerns, some moral, some pragmatic. They are often tied to...

The ethical reflections of DNA computing researchers and Bernard Stiegler’s philosophy of technology

DNA computing is an interdisciplinary field working at the intersection of computer science, molecular biology and material sciences to develop novel nanobiotechnologies. In this article, I draw on interview data to critically examine the ethical reflections of sixteen researcher...