Race-Dependent Changes in Attitudes Towards the Police Among College Students in Baltimore

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dc.contributor.authorFrederick, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKeil, Hilary R.
dc.contributor.authorKruger, Daniel J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-01T16:54:25Z
dc.date.available2017-11-01T16:54:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.description.abstractSocial coalitions enable humans to thrive, but deciding which groups to trust and align with can be a difficult endeavor. In modern societies, citizens who have been victimized are expected to allow professional police officers to act on their behalf. However, research indicates that levels of trust in the police vary considerably and can be influenced by many factors. This study’s initial purpose was to assess how attitudes towards police are influenced by features of one’s childhood neighborhood. Undergraduate students (N = 87) at the University of Baltimore were recruited to participate. After the period of unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, we collected follow-up data from 47 undergraduate students, including 14 participants from the original sample. We completed both a between-subjects and within-subjects analysis on participants’ responses. Examining the African American and Caucasian samples separately revealed that the attitudes had differentially changed. Specifically, in the African American sample, attitudes towards police became significantly less favorable, whereas in the Caucasian sample they became significantly more favorable.en_US
dc.format.extent9 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2RF5KH13
dc.identifier.citationFrederick, M. J., Keil, H. R., & Kruger, D. J. (2017). Race-dependent changes in attitudes towards the police among college students in Baltimore. Journal of Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 24-32en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7395
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Evolutionary Studies Consortiumen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Baltimore
dc.subjectpolicingen_US
dc.subjectcivil disorderen_US
dc.subjectprosocialityen_US
dc.subjectcostly punishmenten_US
dc.subjectFreddie Grayen_US
dc.subjectBaltimoreen_US
dc.subjectcollege students in Baltimoreen_US
dc.titleRace-Dependent Changes in Attitudes Towards the Police Among College Students in Baltimoreen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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