Trends in police research: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2006 literature

This is the seventh review in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. Taking a cross-sectional view of the 2006 policing literature, the following analyses provide a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology. We also comment on trends within these categories over time, using the findings from Beckman, Lum, Wyckoff, and Larsen-Vanderwall (2003) as a basis for the discussion of the patterns over time. A topically organized bibliography of the 2006 policing literature reviewed is also provided.