Fear of Police Brutality: The Impact of Media Exposure and Regional Differences

• In Event: The Role of the Media in Perceptions of Risk and Fear of Crime

Abstract

Police brutality has been a highly contested topic, particularly in recent years. Police handling of situations particularly minorities involved has been at the top of public, political, and media attention. A growing body of research studied police brutality yet previous research did not examine regional differences among adult Americans in their fear of police brutality while taking the impact of the media exposure into account. In this study, researchers, by using data from the Americans Fears Survey, explore regional differences in the U.S. in fear of police brutality.

Authors

• Sebahattin Gultekin, Odessa College

• Ahmet Guler, Pennsylvania State University

• Ismail Onat, University of Scranton

• Sadik Arin, Researcher