论警察的公众信任--以中国为例

本研究评估了中国公民对警察的信任程度,并探讨了影响公众对警察信任程度的因素。就目前来看,针对中国公民对待警察的态度进行的实证研究寥寥无几。本研究以冲突理论为理论框架,通过收集中国8个城市的访谈数据,检验了性别、年龄、教育程度、收入、就业、感知政治影响力等冲突变量以及相关控制变量对中国警察公信力的影响。结果表明,这些变量对于中国公民对待警察的态度的解释力有限。青年以及政治权力较低的中国公民往往对警察的信任度较低。此外,中国公民对警察的态度还受到公共安全满意度、政府处理犯罪的能力、生活质量和政府官员腐败度的影响。同时本文也对未来研究的意义进行了讨论。

Citizen Trust in Police: the Case of China

This study assesses the extent to which Chinese citizens trust their police and explores factors that account for variation in public trust in police. Very few studies have empirically examined Chinese attitudes toward police. Using conflict theory as the guiding theoretical framework and interview data collected from eight Chinese cities,the study tests the effects of conflict variables,including gender,age,education,income,employment,and perceived political influence,and relevant control variables on Chinese public trust in police. The results show that conflict variables only have a modest explanatory power of Chinese attitudes toward police. Younger Chinese and Chinese with lower levels of perceived political power tend to have lower levels of trust in police. Chinese attitudes toward police are also influenced by satisfaction with public safety,governmental capability of dealing with crime,quality of life,and corruption among government officials. Implications for future research are discussed.