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College Students’ Attitudes Towards Police Officers And Their Perceptions Of Prison Systems, Lee Poff
College Students’ Attitudes Towards Police Officers And Their Perceptions Of Prison Systems, Lee Poff
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The current research seeks to study and gauge current perceptions of police among college students at East Tennessee State University. As well as studying perceptions of police among students, the research will compare police perceptions among students with student opinions on incarceration. Correlations will be attempted to be observed through various demographical characteristics and similar standardized viewpoints. This will build on prior research from Lim (2015) and others in which college students were used to gauge results around perceptions of police. It is important to understand college student perceptions on police and incarceration as they form the future work force …
Police Militarization: Attitudes Towards The Militarization Of The American Police, Phillip T. Wyrick
Police Militarization: Attitudes Towards The Militarization Of The American Police, Phillip T. Wyrick
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Police militarization is a critical contemporary issue in the criminal justice field; however, only a minor amount of research exists on this issue. Almost no research exists on public attitudes toward police militarization, which is very important given the social context. A contextual literature review covers a brief history of American police with emphasis on key events leading to modern police militarization, such as the Munich Incident and Columbine. Also covered are research topics that help outline the need for research on public attitudes in this field, such as the amount and use of PPUs by Peter Kraska and the …