%0 Journal Article
%T The malleability of attitudes toward the police: immediate effects of the viewing of police use of force videos
%J Police practice and research
%D 2017
%A Boivin, Rémi
%A Gendron, Annie
%A Faubert, Camille
%A Poulin, Bruno
%V 18
%N 4
%P 366-375
%X 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>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1561-4263
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2016.1230063