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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Prejudice Formation Toward Minorities by Police Officers in the Workplace
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe 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
thesis:*- 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
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Snow, Lisa Margaret
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3250324
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79970