An experimental study of responses to armed police in Great Britain

Objectives This study tested whether the presence of a firearm changed the way people reacted to police among a British sample. Method In an online study, participants were shown images of armed and unarmed police and rated them on a number of variables. Some participants were primed to think about...

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Main Author: Yesberg, Julia A. (Author)
Contributors: Bradford, Ben ; Dawson, Paul
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
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Keywords:
Armed Police
British Policing
Firearms
Perceptions of police
Social Identity
Terrorism salience

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