| Session 80: PL5 -> Minority Trust and Confidence in the Police | |||
| Time: 2:40PM to 4:10 PM on Wednesday, November 19 | |||
| Place: Plaza Ballroom D | |||
| Session Chair: Lois Felson Mock, National Institute of Justice | |||
| This panel will present findings to date from four studies funded under the National Institute of Justice program of research on "Minority Trust and Confidence in the Police". The studies reflect different methodological approaches and focus on a range of location types, including large northern and midwestern cities, a more rural southern area, and a nationwide perspective. However, they all deal with major questions arising from the current debate on the policing of minorities in the United States. | |||
| Assessing Police Officers' Decision Making and Discretion | |||
| by: | Geoffrey Alpert, University of South Carolina (Corresponding) | ||
| Megan S. Stroshine, Marquette University | |||
| Roger Dunham, University of Miami | |||
| Katherine Bennett, Armstrong Atlantic State University | |||
| Minority Trust and Confidence in the Police: Findings From a Study of New Yorkers | |||
| by: | Tom Tyler, New York University (Corresponding) | ||
| Minority Attitudes Toward the Police: Results of a National Survey | |||
| by: | Ronald Weitzer, George Washington University (Corresponding) | ||
| Steven Tuch, George Washington University | |||
| Neighborhood Differences in Attitudes Toward the Police | |||
| by: | Dennis P. Rosenbaum, University of Illinois at Chicago (Corresponding) | ||
| Sandra Kaminska Costello, University of Illinois at Chicago | |||
| Darnell F. Hawkins, University of Illinois at Chicago | |||
| Claudio Vera Sanchez, University of Illinois at Chicago | |||
| Discussants: | |||
| Wesley G. Skogan, Northwestern University | |||
Updated 05/20/2006