Top 10 Most-Read Articles 2023

We have gathered a list of the Top 10 articles that have been most viewed on the Journal’s website from January 1 - December 31, 2023. The list does not rank the quality, significance, or impact of the content but brings to your attention the articles from the Journal that are of greatest interest to our readership. 

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Article Title

Issue

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1

A meta-analysis of the impact of community policing on crime reduction 

Niyazi Ekici, Huseyin Akdogan, Robert Kelly, and Sebahattin Gultekin

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

3,168

6,387

9,555

2

Policing of sex work in South Africa: The positive policing partnership approach

Donna Maree Evans, Marlise L. Richter and Munyaradazi I. Katumba

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2019)

1,060

6,622

7,682

3

The Relationship between the legal status of drug possession and the criminalization of marginalized drug users: A literature review

Akm Moniruzzaman, Stefanie N. Rezansoff and Julian M. Somer

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2022)

3,000

2,016

5,016

4

COVID-19 and the impact on police services

Shahin Mehdizadeh and Katy Kamkar

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

676

3,165

3,841

5

Time for a wellness check: Looking in on the system, the responder, and the family

Linna Tam-Seto

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)

949

2,207

3,156

6

Defunding the police: Reflecting on the US experience and lessons learned for Canada

Mark Reber and Cal Corley

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

1,173

1,601

2,774

7

Confirmation bias: A barrier to community policing

Michael D. Schlosser, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Daniel M. Blumberg and Konstantinos Papazoglou

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021)

763

1,931

2,694

8

What works to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV)? A systematic evidence assessment

Samia Addis and Lara Snowdon

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023 

1,613

1,038

2,651

9

Reforming Indigenous policing: Understanding the context for change

Rick Ruddell and John Kiedrowski

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2020)

804

1,697

2,501

10

Mental health and well-being of police in a health pandemic: Critical issues for police leaders in a post-COVID-19 environment

Jacqueline M. Drew and Sherri Martin

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

1,529

920

2,449