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Reassessing the impact of race on citizens' attitudes toward the police: A research note

Frank, James, Brandl, Steven G., Cullen, Francis T., Stichman, Amy·1996·Justice Quarterly
DOI 10.1080/07418829600092961
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This paper reassesses the relationship between race and attitudes toward the police. Using data obtained through a telephone interview survey of 560 residents of Detroit, the study contradicts previous research by finding that blacks hold more favorable attitudes toward the police than do whites. To explain these findings, we argue that as the social context of cities changes, so might the relationship between race and citizens' attitudes toward the police.

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  • The racial gap in attitudes toward the police is nearly uniform in its direction, if not its magnitude, across time and space in the United States.

    “This gap is nearly uniform in its direction, if not its magnitude, across time and space in the United States”

    From Mirage of Police Reform: Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy (2017) · cites this paper as Frank et al. 1996

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Authors
Frank, J., Brandl, S. G., Cullen, F. T., & Stichman, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Cincinnati (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
ORCID
Cullen, Francis T.
Venue
Justice Quarterly
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1996-06
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
321-334
ISSN
  • 0741-8825 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-9109
DOI
10.1080/07418829600092961
OpenAlex
W2132093163
Cited by
188
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 4
FWCI
14.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Justice Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
Keywords
race, attitudes toward police, police legitimacy, racial differences, black-white disparities, urban social change

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