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Exam 2 - Police Community Relations Questions and Answers
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Exam 2 - Police Community RelationsQuestions and Answers
Definition of Police-Community Relations - Answers --mainly refers to the relations btw
the police & racial/ethnic minority communities
-police seldom have same types of problems w/ white communities
- disparities based on race/ethnicity in the CJ system [A.A. are 13% of population, 31%
arrested, 49% in prison]
Public Attitudes towards Police - Answers --majority of Americans have positive attitude
toward majority have positive attitude towards police in their community
-ppl generally rate the police more favorably than other professions [lawyers, college
professors, politicians]
-young people & less educated favor police less
Racial Minorities Attitudes toward Police - Answers --racial minorities [particularly black]
rate police less favorably than whites
-The Detroit Exception: a survey of Detroit residents found that more A.A [71%] were
satisfied w/ the police than whites [52%]
Most commonly expresses dissatisfaction with police performance: - Answers --desire
for more police protection / aggressive field practice
-aggressive patrols can reduce crime, but can also result in problems
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