RT Article
T1 To trust or distrust?: Unpacking ethnic minority immigrants’ trust in police
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 60
IS 5
SP 1320
OP 1341
A1 Pass, Michael D.
A2 Madon, Natasha S.
A2 Murphy, Kristina
A2 Sargeant, Elise
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/172731624X
AB Studies find that immigrants can be less trusting of police than non-immigrants, with immigrants’ views deteriorating as their length of residence in a host country increases. However, existing research has failed to consider different dimensions of trust. This study applies different trust measures (single-item and multi-item measures) to examine whether trust in police varies by immigrant status and length of residence. Using survey data from 1,367 first- and second-generation ethnic minority immigrants in Australia, we find that the effect of immigrant status and length of residence on trust varies depending on how trust in police is measured. The theoretical and policy implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 Policing
K1 Trust in police
K1 Immigrants
DO 10.1093/bjc/azaa023