Policing diversity: determinants of white, Black, and Hispanic attitudes toward police
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Main Author: Lai, Yung-Lien (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC 2013
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Public attitudes toward the police in a democratic society -- A historical review of research on public ATP -- A review of measure on public ATP -- Theoretical models of research on public ATP -- Methodology -- Determinants of public ATP across races/ethnics -- Discussion and conclusion
"Lai extends the current knowledge of public attitudes toward the police (ATP) by examining two distinct dimensions: general and specific attitudes. The significant findings indicated that African Americans consistently reported unfavorable ATP across two dimensions, but the Hispanics did not have any significant influence. While ratings of police work were highly related to public ATP, victimization and violent crime incidents decreased the levels of public rating among all respondents. Meanwhile, coproduction increased the levels of public ATP. Finally, both citizen-initiated and police-initiated interactions had significant influence on public ATP but varied among racial/ethnical groups. Policy implications and limitations were addressed"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (173 pages)
ISBN:1593325150
1593327072
9781593325152
9781593327071

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