NCJ Number
143627
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 33 Issue: 2 Dated: (Spring 1993) Pages: 251-266
Date Published
1993
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Using several measures of attitude, this survey, conducted in Leeds, England, examined the attitudes of white, blacks, and Asians toward the police and their experiences of them. Survey respondents lived in an neighborhood with more than 10 percent nonwhite households and the areas covered contained over half the blacks and Asians in the city, but only 6 percent of the white population.
Abstract
The measures of attitude used were approval of police, perception of police regarding malpractice, and cooperation. Two-thirds of blacks and whites believed that police officers discriminated against minorities and had similar perceptions of police malpractice. Blacks were less favorable on approval of police and cooperation than whites. Asians, however, tended to be more favorable than blacks on all measures and more favorable than whites on perception and cooperation. A lower proportion of Asians than blacks or whites reported having had unpleasant experiences with the police. 16 tables and 15 references