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Zhao, Jihong; Ren, Ling; Lovrich, Nicholas P. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
A variety of theories have emerged that offer plausible explanations, one from the political institutional perspective and others from sociological perspective. There has been renewed interest in the effect of local political structure on police strength in the policing literature. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to assess the two main…
Descriptors: Police, Statistical Analysis, Local Government, Longitudinal Studies
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Palsdottir, Agusta – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2008
Introduction: The aim of this study is to gather knowledge about how different groups of Icelanders take advantage of information about health and lifestyle in their everyday life. Method: A random sample of 1,000 people was used in the study and data was gathered as a postal survey. Response rate was 50.8%. Analysis: K-means cluster analysis was…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Multivariate Analysis, Information Seeking, Health Behavior