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College Students' Evaluation of Police Performance: A Comparison of Chinese and Americans

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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 213 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0047-2352
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.004

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✦ Synopsis

Public evaluations of the police are equally important in the East and West as police legitimacy resides in the views of the public. Using survey data from over 800 college students in China and the U.S., this study compares and contrasts Chinese and American college students' global satisfaction with the police and specific evaluations of police demeanor, integrity, and effectiveness. Three groups of predictors, including demographic characteristics, crime and criminal justice experiences, and locality were used to explain these perceptions. It was found that Chinese college students generally viewed the police less positively than Americans. Some factors such as media influence and college major had a consistent effect on perceptions of the police across the two countries, while other factors such as victimization and fear of crime had varied effects depending on specific evaluative areas. Implications for future research and policy are provided.

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