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The attitudes of juveniles toward the police: A comparison of black and white youth
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The relationship between race and attitudes toward the police has been the subject of numerous studies since the, 1960s. Unfortunately, only a limited number of studies have addressed this relationship as it applies to juveniles. The present study, using survey responses from 852 public high school students in a large metropolitan area, compares the attitudes of black and white teenagers. We find that the overall attitudes of black and white juveniles toward police performance are significantly different from one another, while their evaluations of officer performance during personal encounters are more similar.
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“Specifically, research concerning citizens' attitudes toward police has consistently found that black adults and adolescents report more dissatisfaction and distrust than their counterparts from other racial groups (Hurst & Frank, 2000;Hurst, Frank, & Browning, 2000;Leiber, Nalla, & Farnworth, 1998;Taylor, Turner, Finn-Aage, & Winfree, 2001).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hurst, Y. G., Frank, J., & Lee Browning, S.
- Affiliations
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- ORCID
- Hurst, Yolander G.
- Venue
- Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2000-03-01
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 37-53
- ISSN
- 1363-951X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1600237967
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Policing An International Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
- Keywords
- attitudes toward police, juveniles, racial differences, high school students, police performance, racial bias in policing
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