LEADER 03578nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910462554003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-682-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000271330 035 $a(EBL)1057828 035 $a(OCoLC)818819066 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755276 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11424377 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755276 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10730168 035 $a(PQKB)11707774 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057828 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057828 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622761 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000271330 100 $a20110505d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCitizens' preferences about police work$b[electronic resource] $ean argument for racial variations /$fDenise Deon Nation 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (179 p.) 225 1 $aCriminal justice, recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-439-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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; Sample 327 $aDevelopment 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; Index 330 $aNation expands the literature on citizens' attitudes toward the police by considering citizens' preferences for police work. She argues that citizens' preferences can partly explain racial variations in citizens' attitudes toward the police. The complexity of police work requires the conceptualization of two key terms-citizens' preferences and police work-and has added new ideas to the attitudinal literature. Nation's work furthers policing research by showing that there are racial differences in preferences for police work. Additionally, the introduction of both expectancy disconfirmation the 410 0$aCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 606 $aPolice-community relations 606 $aPolice$xPublic opinion 606 $aMinorities 606 $aCultural relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolice-community relations. 615 0$aPolice$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aMinorities. 615 0$aCultural relations. 676 $a363.2/3089 700 $aNation$b Denise Deon$f1972-$0884137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462554003321 996 $aCitizens' preferences about police work$91974393 997 $aUNINA