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The Development And Validation Of The General Attitudes Toward Police (Gap) Questionnaire, Rachel Greis Jan 2021

The Development And Validation Of The General Attitudes Toward Police (Gap) Questionnaire, Rachel Greis

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Previous studies have examined the relationships between various demographic characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, prior arrest experience, residential living area, political affiliation) and various measures of attitudes toward police (e.g., trustworthiness, legitimacy; Brown & Benedict, 2002; Hindelang, 1974; Rizer & Trautman, 2018; Schuck et al., 2008). However, a measure of overall general attitudes toward police has not been established. The main goal of the present research was to fill this gap in the literature by creating and validating a brief questionnaire that effectively captures respondents’ general attitudes toward police. In Study 1, a brief 14-item questionnaire that captured general attitudes toward police …


Ua1c11/91/3 Wku Police Department Photograph, Wku Police Jan 2006

Ua1c11/91/3 Wku Police Department Photograph, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

Composite photograph of members of the WKU Police Department. Top row l to r: Roman Guitierrez, Robert Boyden, Amanda Hulen, Rick McBrayer, Kimble Johnson, Mike Miciotto, Craig Sutter, Dominic Ossello, Brian Ward, Brandon Miller. 2nd row l to r: Mike Dowell, Mike Wallace, Robert Deane, Jerry Phelps, Kerry Hatchett. 3rd row l to r: Ricky Powell, Joe Harbaugh, Mike Waldrop, Jody Burton, Lee McKinney, Pete Rich, David Skinner, Rafael Casas. 4th row l to r: Brenda Carver, Pam Pryor, Stephanie Shreve, Phyllis Skees, Pat Murphy, Nancy Kinkade, Connie Myers, Donna Hearld, Diann Crump.


Ua1c11/91/1 Wku Police Department, Wku Police Jan 1999

Ua1c11/91/1 Wku Police Department, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

Composite photo of members of the WKU Police Department in 1999. Top row l to r: Mike Dowell, Eugene Hoofer, Jerry Phelps, Horace Johnson, Ed Wilson, Mike Wallace, Gordon Turner, Brian Ward. 2nd row l to r: Jody Burton, David Gordon, Mike Waldrop, Kelly Anderson. 3rd row l to r: Jeff Eversoll, Damon Fleming, Lisa Grigsby, Kerry Hatchett, Lee McKinney, Allen Polk, Ricky Powell, Tony Purcell, Jared Rickard, Terry Scott. 4th row l to r: Jeff Welch, Glenn Woodard, Mark Zimmerman, Amanda Basham, Brenda Carver, Pam Pryor, Pete Rich, Pat Murphy, Diann Crump, Donna Hearld.


Ua1c11/91/2 Wku Police Department Photograph, Wku Police Jan 1987

Ua1c11/91/2 Wku Police Department Photograph, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

Composite photograph of members of the WKU Police Department. Top row l to r: Edward Wilson, Paul Bunch, Horace Johnson, Richard Kirby. 2nd row l to r: Gene Whalen, Hugh Heater, Joe Gentry, Jerry Phelps. 3rd row l to r: Eugene Hoofer, Charles Wallace, David Gordon, Mike Howard, Paul Joiner, Jerry Alford, David Dunn, Todd Holder, Tamela Maxwell. 4th row l to r: Larry Pearl, Jim Schaeffer, William Stephens, Linda Boards, Howard Kirby, Pam Pryor, Pat Murphy, Kim Burton, Vicki Wingate.