03578nam 2200625Ia 450 991046255400332120200520144314.01-59332-682-3(CKB)2670000000271330(EBL)1057828(OCoLC)818819066(SSID)ssj0000755276(PQKBManifestationID)11424377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755276(PQKBWorkID)10730168(PQKB)11707774(MiAaPQ)EBC1057828(Au-PeEL)EBL1057828(CaPaEBR)ebr10622761(EXLCZ)99267000000027133020110505d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCitizens' preferences about police work[electronic resource] an argument for racial variations /Denise Deon NationEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (179 p.)Criminal justice, recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-439-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1; Is it Citizens' Attitude or Is It Citizens' Preferences:Theoretical Links; Explaining Assessment of the Police; Conceptual Framework Expectancy DisconfirmationTheory and Organizational Theory; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2; Explaining Citizens' Preferences for Police work andCitizens' Attitude Toward the Police; Prior Research on Citizens' Preferences; Prior Research on Citizens' Attitudes Towardsthe Police; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3; Analyzing Racial Variations for Citizens' Preferences; Research Questions; SampleDevelopment of the Survey QuestionnaireHypotheses; Analytical Strategy; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4; The Relationship Between Race and Citizens'Preferences for Police Work; Characteristics of Respondents and Distribution of theContact Influences; Respondents' Demographic Characteristics by Race; Citizens' Preferences for Police Activities; Summary of Findings; CHAPTER 5; The Broader Context of Race and Citizens' Preferences; Summary of Findings; Discussion of Findings and Policy Implications; Future Research; References; IndexNation expands the literature on citizens' attitudes toward the police by considering citizens' preferences for police work. She argues that citizens' preferences can partly explain racial variations in citizens' attitudes toward the police. The complexity of police work requires the conceptualization of two key terms-citizens' preferences and police work-and has added new ideas to the attitudinal literature. Nation's work furthers policing research by showing that there are racial differences in preferences for police work. Additionally, the introduction of both expectancy disconfirmation theCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Police-community relationsPolicePublic opinionMinoritiesCultural relationsElectronic books.Police-community relations.PolicePublic opinion.Minorities.Cultural relations.363.2/3089Nation Denise Deon1972-884137MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462554003321Citizens' preferences about police work1974393UNINA