Cultivation theory: The impact of crime media's portrayal of race on the desire to become a U.S. police officer

The death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 again left people asking why U.S. police officers so commonly resort to the use of deadly force when interacting with Black individuals. The current article proposes that media, combined with cultivation theory and social cognition concepts may create implici...

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1. VerfasserIn: Pollock, Wendi K. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Tapia, Natalia D ; Sibila, Deborah
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: International journal of police science & management
Jahr: 2022, Band: 24, Heft: 1, Seiten: 42-52
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Gender
Police–public interaction
Race
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Zusammenfassung:The death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 again left people asking why U.S. police officers so commonly resort to the use of deadly force when interacting with Black individuals. The current article proposes that media, combined with cultivation theory and social cognition concepts may create implicit biases that are potential contributors to this problem. Police officers have a greater vulnerability to these biases because intake of crime-related media positively predicts their interest in selecting law enforcement as a career. Other predictors of an interest in working in law enforcement, and implications of these findings, are discussed.
ISSN:1478-1603
DOI:10.1177/14613557211036555