Political Science
China's unhappy police
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Facing heavy caseloads, administrative drudgery, and low pay, China's street-level police are frustrated. Front-line officers from six cities report that discontent encourages shirking, corruption, and waste. Grievances and feelings of powerlessness have not been reduced by recent reforms, and give us cause to rethink the image of police as effective arms of a highly securitized state.
Publication Title
Asian Survey
Publication Date
2016
Volume
56
Issue
2
First Page
225
Last Page
242
ISSN
0004-4687
DOI
10.1525/AS.2016.56.2.225
Keywords
China, Ministry of public security, police frustration, Police reform, stability maintenance, street-level bureaucrats
Repository Citation
Scoggins, Suzanne E. and O'Brien, Kevin J., "China's unhappy police" (2016). Political Science. 79.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_political_science/79
