An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses
This research focuses on confrontational police impersonation crimes, which include the false impersonation of federal agents, official and state personnel, and local or national law en-forcement. Extant research that examines police impersonators suggests that the extent of this crime is more wides...
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Policía Nacional de Colombia
2023-05-01
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| author | Shahla Al Ghareeb Mary Dodge |
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| description | This research focuses on confrontational police impersonation crimes, which include the false impersonation of federal agents, official and state personnel, and local or national law en-forcement. Extant research that examines police impersonators suggests that the extent of this crime is more widespread than commonly believed and is rarely researched. This study offers a broader perspective compared to previous research and examines different types of fraudulent acts. Data from identity fraud incidents reported in the news media were collected using the Google Alert system. News articles from February 2016 through May 2020 were coded employing content and thematic analyses. The results indicate that police impersonation crimes vary in type and motive. Finally, the discussion offers suggestions for future research, policies, and regulations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2096e0f3c644eebbcb18de97edfec632024-01-16T04:17:55ZspaPolicía Nacional de ColombiaLogos Ciencia & Tecnología2145-549X2023-05-01152708510.22335/rlct.v15i2.1721An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offensesShahla Al Ghareeb0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-1155Mary Dodge1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-8301University of Colorado Denver, Denver, United StatesUniversity of Colorado Denver, Denver, United StatesThis research focuses on confrontational police impersonation crimes, which include the false impersonation of federal agents, official and state personnel, and local or national law en-forcement. Extant research that examines police impersonators suggests that the extent of this crime is more widespread than commonly believed and is rarely researched. This study offers a broader perspective compared to previous research and examines different types of fraudulent acts. Data from identity fraud incidents reported in the news media were collected using the Google Alert system. News articles from February 2016 through May 2020 were coded employing content and thematic analyses. The results indicate that police impersonation crimes vary in type and motive. Finally, the discussion offers suggestions for future research, policies, and regulations.https://revistalogos.policia.edu.co:8443/index.php/rlct/article/view/1721impersonation crimepolice impersonatorslaw enforcementcovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Shahla Al Ghareeb Mary Dodge An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses Logos Ciencia & Tecnología impersonation crime police impersonators law enforcement covid-19 |
| title | An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses |
| title_full | An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses |
| title_fullStr | An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses |
| title_short | An exploratory study of police impersonation crimes: Confrontational offenders and offenses |
| title_sort | exploratory study of police impersonation crimes confrontational offenders and offenses |
| topic | impersonation crime police impersonators law enforcement covid-19 |
| url | https://revistalogos.policia.edu.co:8443/index.php/rlct/article/view/1721 |
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