TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1974//
TI  - A methodology for assessing citizen perceptions of police
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Klyman, Fred I.
A1  - Kruckenberg, Joanna
SP  - 219
EP  - 233
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - This study was initiated to determine perceptions that Wichita community residents hold toward their police. A scale, Citizen's Perception of the Police, was developed. Race and dogmatism were examined as variables influencing perceptions. Non-white residents evaluated police less favorably than did whites. No significant difference was found on level of dogmatism in evaluating the police. The methodology for developing the scale is described. Applications of these methods to other communities was suggested as well as the importance of assessing citizen perceptions of the police to obtain data which will optimize the setting of goals for police-community relations programming.<p /> 
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(74)90033-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -