Why Police Pull Back? Organizational Injustice and Depolicing
Published online on March 10, 2026
Abstract
Police Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Depolicing refers to a perceived decline in police engagement, particularly in proactive enforcement. Although widely invoked in political and media debates, the concept remains theoretically and empirically contested. Existing research suggests that ...
Depolicing refers to a perceived decline in police engagement, particularly in proactive enforcement. Although widely invoked in political and media debates, the concept remains theoretically and empirically contested. Existing research suggests that ...