RT Article
T1 Citizens’ perceptions of over- and under-policing: a look at race, ethnicity, and community characteristics
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 68
IS 1
SP 123
OP 154
A1 Boehme, Hunter M.
A2 Cann, Deanna
A2 Isom Scott, Deena
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1786003902
AB While there is substantial research on community-police relations, most studies examine the abstract outcome of “negative perceptions of police.” This study, however, examines over- and under-policing as two distinct, yet not mutually exclusive, constructs, suggesting that there is more to strained police-community relations than citizens perceiving the police “negatively.” Using the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods Community Survey, we assess the relationship between race and ethnicity and perceptions of over- and under-policing and explore how these associations are conditioned by neighborhood characteristics. Results reveal racialized perceptions of over- and underpolicing. Furthermore, while levels of both under- and over-policing vary across neighborhoods, the relationship between these outcomes and individual-level race/ethnicity was robust. Implications for policy and research are discussed.
K1 Race and police
K1 Perceptions of police
K1 Communities and police
DO 10.1177/0011128720974309