TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Juvenile attitudes towards the police: The importance of subcultural involvement and community ties
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Brick, Bradley T.
A1  - Taylor, Terrance J.
A1  - Esbensen, Finn-Aage
SP  - 488
EP  - 495
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - Citizens' attitudes toward police have been examined in a variety of contexts during the past several decades. Additionally, the importance of juveniles' attitudes towards the police has received considerable attention during the past decade. The current article examines attitudes toward police from a large, multi-site study of sixth to ninth grade youths. Three specific questions were examined: (1) What is the influence of police contact (generally and by different types of contact) on juvenile attitudes toward the police? (2) How does involvement in delinquent subcultures affect these attitudes? (3) How do community contexts and ties influence juvenile attitudes toward the police? Results suggested that community ties and involvement in delinquent subcultures substantially mediate the influence of police contact on juveniles' attitudes toward the police.<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -