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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Prejudice Formation Toward Minorities by Police Officers in the Workplace

Abstract

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The purpose of this qualitative descriptive exploratory study was to examine the lived experiences of police officers to determine how they themselves perceive the formation of prejudice among officers and if they believe that their experiences on the job have changed the way they view minorities. Twenty police officers were interviewed in-depth, in-person interviews using an interview guide. The data is presented in qualitatively along with quantitative descriptive statistics for numeric value.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Snow, Lisa Margaret
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3250324
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79970

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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Snow, Lisa Margaret. Prejudice Formation Toward Minorities by Police Officers in the Workplace. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/79970