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Police Legitimacy and Trust
Wed, Nov 12, 8:00 to 9:20am, George Washington - M1Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract/Description
This thematic panel explores trust in police, with a focus on the development of police-public relations and the role of race in shaping these dynamics. Presentations investigate: the theoretical complexity of trust in criminal justice scholarship; adults’ preferences regarding messaging about police aimed at children; racial gaps in perceptions of police among youths; racial divides in empathy toward police officers; and Black police officers’ self-perceptions. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
Retheorizing Trust in Criminal Justice Scholarship - Joseph A. Hamm, Michigan State University; Alexa Banning, Michigan State University; Miyeon Kim, Michigan State University; Yang Vincent Liu, Oakland University; Travis Olson, Michigan State University; Amanda Isabel Osuna, Michigan State University; Tiffany Williams, Michigan State University; Makayla Burden, Michigan State University; Jennifer Carrera, Michigan State University
Another Racial Divide? – Empathy for the Police - Amanda Graham, Texas State University
The Ideal Police for the Kids? A Vignette Experiment Exploring Adults’ Views of Appropriate Law Enforcement Images for Children - Luzi Shi, University of Rhode Island; Megan M. Parry, University of Rhode Island
Examining Race-specific Police Perceptions among Youths across the Past Two Decades: Perceived Neighborhood Racial Composition vs. Macro-historical Context - Yunmei Lu, State University of New York at Buffalo; Luzi Shi, University of Rhode Island
The Internal Struggle of the Black Cop: Social Media's Impact on Self-Perceptions and Behaviors of Black Police Officers - Eeron Wilson, Rutgers University-Newark
Chair
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Division of Public Opinion and Policy (DPOP)