RT Article
T1 Direct and indirect effects of crime-related media consumption on public confidence in the police
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 22
IS 1
SP 38
OP 49
A1 Choi, Jaeyong
A2 Hicks, Randolph D.
A2 Yim, Haneul
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1761118285
AB This study explores the potential links between crime-related media consumption and confidence in the police based on instrumental and expressive models. Drawing on data from a large sample of South Koreans, direct and indirect effects of crime-related media consumption on perceptions of the police are examined using regression-based multiple mediation analysis. Results showed that although there is no direct effect of media consumption on confidence in the police, crime-related media consumption is significantly and negatively associated with public confidence in the police via perceived incivilities and fear of crime. This study suggests that the police should make a constant effort to develop strategies to enhance communication with the public.
K1 Media effects
K1 Confidence in the police
K1 Cultivation theory
K1 expressive model
K1 multiple mediation model
DO 10.1177/1461355719880572