Police minority recruitment: A note on its effectiveness in improving black evaluations of the police

Scott H. Decker; Russell L. Smith

doi:10.1016/0047-2352(80)90114-2

Police minority recruitment: A note on its effectiveness in improving black evaluations of the police

Scott H. Decker, Russell L. Smith

Arizona State University

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This research note explores the relationship between police minority recruitment and black attitudes toward the police. Two specific measures of the independent variable-minority recruitment-were examined. In spite of considerable speculation to the contrary, neither program variable was found to have the expected effect on minority attitudes. This held for a variety of dependent variables. Several suggestions about the results are offered and discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	387-393
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume	8
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(80)90114-2
State	Published - 1980

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Sociology and Political Science
Law

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