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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"perceptions of police"”.
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How Social Media Effects College Students’ Perceptions of Police Brutality
In the past few years, police brutality and excessive use of force has been one of the most prevalent social issues facing our society. Specific cases such as the ones involving Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Freddie Gray has garnered national attention, and sparked widespread controversy. The …
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To trust or not to trust: Examining trust and perceptions of police in the United States
The trust between people of color and law enforcement is marked by conflict. From the early history of slavery to the convict lease system to modern day, the American system of justice failed communities and people of color. This historical relationship combined with the acquittals or the failure …
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Communicating police-involved deaths: a mixed-methods exploration of Canadian police agencies’ Twitter strategies and perceptions of police
Despite increasing demands for police transparency and accountability regarding police-involved deaths (PIDs), minimal research to date has explored how police agencies utilize social media to communicate these events and little research has explored how the public perceives police statements that …
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The Relationship Between Community Policing, Police Profiling And Brutality, And How It Relates To Minority Communities’ Perceptions Of Police
… in the United States are at a greater risk of police-related mortality and experiencing racial profiling by the police and are more likely to report negative perceptions of the police than White Americans. Community policing has been proposed as a viable solution to this problem. Residents’ …
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Perceptions of police use of force: the role of context-specific factors, police legitimacy, and belief in a just world
… that could explain variations in how acceptable police use of force is perceived to be among a Canadian sample. Four text-based vignettes depicting a police use of force encounter were used in the current study. The vignettes manipulated two factors that were hypothesized to influence perceptions …
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Comparing Students' Perspectives on a Rural University's Special District Police Department and Student's Traditional Hometown Police Departments
<p>Understanding the public perceptions of police is not a new topic, but it is one that has not focused on that of university students. This current study aims to fill the gap in knowledge by comparing student’s perceptions of two different police departments; traditional hometown police …
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Personality and Perceived Police Legitimacy
<p>Police legitimacy refers to one’s trust in the police to be fair and make just decisions in their interactions with the public. Individuals’ perceptions of police legitimacy play a crucial role in predicting how they interact with police. More positive perceptions are associated with cooperative …
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An Examination of Missoula Citizens' Perceptions of Local Law Enforcement
Haack, Leila, Master of Arts, Spring 2009 Sociology An Examination of Missoula Citizens’ Perceptions of Local Law Enforcement Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Doyle There has been considerable research on public perceptions of police over the years. Previous research has been mostly done in urban areas and …
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An Examination of Missoula Citizens' Perceptions of Local Law Enforcement
Haack, Leila, Master of Arts, Spring 2009 Sociology An Examination of Missoula Citizens’ Perceptions of Local Law Enforcement Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Doyle There has been considerable research on public perceptions of police over the years. Previous research has been mostly done in urban areas and …
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Implications of the Different Experiences of Corruption on Police Confidence and Legitimacy in Ghana: An Exploratory Study.
Based on 6 months of fieldwork and conducting 9 sets of observation in Ghana, this thesis explores the effects of the different corruption experiences upon confidence in the police as well as police legitimacy. Since Tyler published his seminal work Why People Obey the Law, legitimacy and …
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Logical Legitimist Treatise: On Policing and Protests in Hong Kong
This thesis is a study of legitimacy and protest policing in contemporary Hong Kong through a framework called the legitimist game. Legitimacy describes power relations that are recognised as rightful. It has become an established concept in criminology, with a growing body of literature within the …
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Sense of community, collective efficacy, and perceived police efficacy: Research from a social cognitive perspective
… the relationship between two aspects of social cohesion on perceived police efficacy: (1) Sense of community, which is related to individual belonging and attachment to a place, as well as and trust and influence among residents; and (2) Collective efficacy, which is defined as …
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Examining Student Perceptions: Ethics and Misconduct in Today's Police Department
<p>Police ethics and decision making are issues of concern to both academic scholars and police leaders. While previous studies have focused on perceptions of police officers, little research has focused on the perceptions of young people about police ethical decision-making. This study aims to …
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Policing With A Double-Edged Sword: The Associations Between Neighborhood Deprivation, Coping & Substance Use Among Black & Latiné Families
… to violence, racial discrimination, and negative perceptions of the police. Social constraints from quarantining and social distancing have weakened community relationships that previously provided relief from these stressors. Persistent poverty and racial discrimination further strain community …
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Examining the Role of Race, Gender, and Class in African-American Police Perceptions in Rural Kentucky
… research has consistently demonstrated the role of race in understanding racial and ethnic differences in perceptions of the police. This research has overwhelmingly shown that Blacks and Latinos hold lower levels of trust and confidence in the police than do Whites and other racial minorities. …
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COP TOPICS: TOPIC MODELING-ASSISTED DISCOVERIES OF POLICE-RELATED THEMES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN JOURNALISTIC TEXTS
The analysis of mainstream newspaper content has long been mined by communication scholars and researchers for insights into public opinion and perceptions. In recent years, scholars have been examining African-American authored periodicals to obtain similar insights. Hearkening back to the 1950s …
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“Seeing the word ‘police’ can be a huge point of recoil”: a qualitative examination of trans people’s perceptions and questions of police legitimacy
… examines transgender people’s experiences and perceptions of police within Canada. Transgender people experience a wide variety of negative interactions with police, including disrespectful language, rude and inappropriate behaviour, verbal and physical harassment, and the denial of police …
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An investigation into challenges and roles of the community policing forum with regard to the crime prevention on Limpopo Province
This research is concerned with the perceptions of police accountability in the Makhado Ward 1 Policing Area. Community Police Forums are a means to facilitate the partnership between the police and the community and to engage in joint problem identification and consultative crime prevention …
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Qualitative Exploration of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Creation of Informed Police Officer Training in Canada
… Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the leading cause of developmental disability in Canada and individuals with FASD are 30 times more likely to come in contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) and police officers as victims, witnesses, and suspects/accused parties (McLachlan et al., 2019). …
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