Area VIII: Policing / 54: Police, Communities, and Legitimacy

Contextual Factors and Trust in the Police in a Small City - Heeuk Dennis Lee, Weber State University; David Kim, University of New Haven; Youngki Woo, Washington State University

Neighborhood Characteristics and Confidence in the Police in the Context of South Korea - Hyounggon Kwak, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Susan McNeeley, Minnesota Department of Corrections

Urban-Rural Differences in Perceptions of Policing: Preliminary Evidence from the 2016 Missouri Crime and Victimization Survey - Eileen Avery, University of Missouri; Joan Hermsen, University of Missouri; Katelynn Towne-Arnold, University of Missouri; Matt Knudtson, University of Missouri; Mark Ritchey, Missouri State Highway Patrol

Police Legitimacy in the Community: A Thematic Analysis of Police and Citizen Relationships at the Neighborhood Level - John Walsh, Grand Valley State University; Patrick Gerkin, Grand Valley State University; Abbey Roach, Grand Valley State University

John Walsh, Grand Valley State University