Factors Impacting Diverse Students' Perceptions of the Police at Two Urban Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Senreich, Evan; Williams-Gray, Brenda
Titel	Factors Impacting Diverse Students' Perceptions of the Police at Two Urban Colleges
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 62 (2021) 1, S.72-89 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; College Students; Police; Urban Universities; White Students; African American Students; Student Diversity; Predictor Variables; Neighborhoods; Safety; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Sexual Orientation; Citizenship; Socioeconomic Status; Student Educational Objectives; Interaction; Help Seeking; Friendship; Family Influence; Law Enforcement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Prädiktor; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sicherheit; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sexuelle Orientierung; Staatsbürgerschaft; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Interaktion; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Freundschaft; Gesetzesvollzug
Abstract	The number of studies exploring the perceptions of college students towards the police has been small, with only two that include diverse urban college students as part of the samples. At two colleges in a large northeastern US city 1,103 students completed surveys that included items inquiring about personal information and their interactions with the police. Scales measuring the students' confidence in the police (CP) and attitudes towards the police (ATP) were utilized. Of 9 racial groups, White students demonstrated the highest levels of CP and ATP, and Black students demonstrated the lowest levels. Many variables impacted CP and ATP in both bivariate and multivariate analyses, with neighborhood safety, race, and the students' and their close friends' involuntary encounters with the police the most robust factors. Other variables impacting either CP or ATP were gender, sexual orientation, country of birth, and commitment to education. The results of the study are framed through critical race theory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01