CJ 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Police Brutality, Immigration Enforcement, Racial Profiling

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 303
• Professor: Ebony Johnson

Document Summary

It depends on whom you ask and people"s prior experience. Vast majority of americans have a positive attitude toward the police. Racial and ethnic minorities consistently rate the police less favorably than whites. A majority of african americans and hispanics gives the police a generally favorable rating. Young people rate the police less favorably than older people. Quality of life impacts attitudes about police. Poor people, less educated people, and crime victims tend to rate the police lower than others. There are significant differences in opinions about the police among different cities. Young, african american (minority) males have the largest distrust in police. Most favorable perception of police officers = older, white females. They"re less likely to come into contact with them. People who are poor are less likely to respect the law and moral code = leading to lower opinion of the police. Racial and ethnic minorities are not homogeneous.