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Attitudes About the Police and Neighborhood Safety in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

The Influence of Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of a Drug Problem

Brian K. Payne

Georgia State University, Atlanta

Randy R. Gainey

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Building on past research, this study focuses on how the experience of victimization and being approached by a drug dealer relate to individuals' perceptions about neighborhood safety and in turn affect perceptions of the police. Ordinal logistic regression analyses are conducted on data from a sample of residents in socially and economically disadvantaged, high-crime neighborhoods. Findings suggest that victimization leads to perceptions that one is not safe, but being approached by a drug dealer has an even stronger effect. Being approached by a drug dealer and perceptions of being unsafe are the strongest factors affecting negative attitudes toward the police. Implications are provided.

Key Words: police perceptions • social disorganization • public attitudes

Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, 142-155 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0734016807300500
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