Policing diversity : determinants of white, Black, and Hispanic attitudes toward police /

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"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 h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lai, Yung-Lien, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Police-community relations > United States.
Community policing > United States.
Police > United States > Attitudes.
Multiculturalism > United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Relations police-collectivité > États-Unis.
Police communautaire > États-Unis.
Multiculturalisme > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'application des lois > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Community policing
Discrimination in law enforcement
Multiculturalism
Police > Attitudes
Police-community relations
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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