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Title
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THE COMPETING ROLES OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL OPPRESSION ON BLACK AMERICANS.
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Creator
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McCoy, Katherine Wilson, Dario, Lisa, Florida Atlantic University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College for Design and Social Inquiry
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Abstract/Description
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It is an axiom among both researchers and the public that American perceptions of the police are racially divided. Previous studies have traditionally focused on interracial perceptions, and have found support for social variables (e.g. education) and legal variables (e.g. prior arrest). The current study seeks to determine if legal oppression or social oppression are better predictors of negative attitudes toward the police among a sample of black university students. Ordinary least squares...
Show moreIt is an axiom among both researchers and the public that American perceptions of the police are racially divided. Previous studies have traditionally focused on interracial perceptions, and have found support for social variables (e.g. education) and legal variables (e.g. prior arrest). The current study seeks to determine if legal oppression or social oppression are better predictors of negative attitudes toward the police among a sample of black university students. Ordinary least squares regression seeks determine which set of factors better predict police perceptions. This intra-racial examination allows future research to parse nuances among police perceptions in the black community. The implications of these results and future directions are discussed, in particular for the continued development of a black criminology (Unnever, Gabbidon, & Chouhy, 2019).
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Date Issued
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2019
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013430
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Subject Headings
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African Americans, Police--Public opinion, Oppression (Psychology), Racism in criminology
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Format
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Document (PDF)
