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Public Opinion, Police

By: Yuning Wu & Ivan Y. Sun
In: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Edited by: Helen Taylor Greene & Shaun L. Gabbidon
Subject:Race, Ethnicity & Crime, Ethnic Studies
Keywords:middle class; neighborhoods; police; police attitudes; public opinion; public opinion on the police; racial composition

Since the late 1960s, there has been a rich tradition in criminological research studying public opinion of police. Such research is important because it provides a knowledge base for policymakers and police administrators to design and implement better policies and practices ...

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  Wu, Y., & Sun, I. (2009). Public opinion, police. In H. T. Greene, & S. L. Gabbidon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of race and crime (pp. 675-677). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n274
  
  Wu, Yuning, and Ivan Y. Sun. "Public Opinion, Police." In Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, edited by Greene, Helen Taylor., and Shaun L. Gabbidon, 675-77. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n274.
  
  Wu, Y. and Sun, I. 2009. Public Opinion, Police. In: Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 675-677 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n274> [Accessed 16 Jun 2021].
  
  Wu, Yuning and Ivan Y. Sun. "Public Opinion, Police." Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. Edited by Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 675-77. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n274.
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