SOC 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Encounter Killings By Police, Ambivalence
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Different population groups express different levels of satisfaction with the police, w more positive attitudes toward the agents of law enforcement. Often based on preconceptions of the community members toward policing. Influenced by the type of information the subject has been exposed to. Most people obtain information that shapes their opinions regarding the justic. Productions are guided by consumer needs and most people are attracted by s of facts. Will have no inclination to factual data as long as the stories they carry appeal of excessive force, corruption scandals, and personal misconduct. Exposure the factual information regarding the operations of law enforcement prese person has always had toward the agents of law enforcement. Explores the attitudes of college students toward the police, based on the fact higher education equips the person with the knowledge required to demystify mass media. Examines the differences in attitudes toward the police among different group.
