@article{ref1,
title="The malleability of attitudes toward the police: immediate effects of the viewing of police use of force videos",
journal="Police practice and research",
year="2017",
author="Boivin, Rémi and Gendron, Annie and Faubert, Camille and Poulin, Bruno",
volume="18",
number="4",
pages="366-375",
abstract="PURPOSE: To examine whether videos of controversial police interventions shape individual opinion and, consequently, if attitudes towards use of force are malleable in the short-term. <br><br>METHODology: A self-administered survey was conducted among 248 undergraduate students as part of a larger project on attitudes towards police use of force. Two groups of respondents were asked general questions about the police: one group was shown fictional videos of controversial police interventions just prior to completing the questionnaire; the other was not. <br><br>FINDINGS: Results strongly suggest that videos of police interventions have significant effects on reported opinions about use of force: the group that watched the videos was more likely to report that the police frequently use force. Implications: The wide distribution of images by police organizations might have unexpected adverse effects on public attitudes.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1561-4263",
doi="10.1080/15614263.2016.1230063",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2016.1230063"
}