About this episode
Ben Bradford discusses police legitimacy and improving trust in policing with Jerry Ratcliffe.
Ben Bradford is Professor of Global City Policing at University College London, where he is Director of the Centre for Global City Policing. He chats to Jerry Ratcliffe about police legitimacy, his research on what people want from the police, and what law enforcement leaders need to know about improving trust in policing.
People in this episode
Host: Jerry Ratcliffe
Guest: Ben Bradford
Topics covered
- police legitimacy
- trust in policing
- law enforcement
- global city policing
- public perception
Keywords
- police
- legitimacy
- trust
- law enforcement
- research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University College London, Centre for Global City Policing
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