Police Consolidation in the News

Authors

Steven Chermak, Michigan State University
Charles Scheer, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Jeremy M. Wilson, Michigan State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2014

Abstract

Although there is a large body of research on media coverage of crime and criminal justice issues, there is significantly less information about policing issues generally, and there has not been a study that specifically examines how the consolidation of law enforcement agencies has been presented in the news. This study fills this gap. We explore two general themes. First, we detail what issues about consolidation have been emphasized in the news. Second, we examine the types of sources that news reporters have relied on and how they have used them in stories about consolidation. © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.

Publication Title

Police Quarterly

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

150

Last Page

175

Recommended Citation

Chermak, S., Scheer, C., Wilson, J. (2014). Police Consolidation in the News. Police Quarterly, 17(2), 150-175.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/20214