RT Article
T1 Hispanic and Latinx Police Officers’ Perceptions of the Working Environment
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 9
SP 1567
OP 1589
A1 Gau, Jacinta M. 1982-
A2 Paoline, Eugene A.
A2 Roman, Krystle
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869126866
AB The percentage of police officers identifying as Hispanic or Latinx is steadily rising nationwide, yet relatively little research has examined this group?s occupational attitudes. Police culture research has identified officers? perceptions of danger and cynicism toward the public as core concepts. No research to date has examined whether or how Hispanic and Latinx officers might differ from their White colleagues on these occupational attitudes. The present study uses data from a survey of police officers in a large, municipal department. Hispanic and Latinx officers are compared to White peers on perceived danger and cynicism. Results show that Hispanic and Latinx officers feel higher levels of danger but are less cynical. Implications for research and police policy are discussed.
K1 Hispanic police officers
K1 Latinx police officers
K1 danger in policing
K1 officer survey
K1 Police Culture
K1 police cynicism
DO 10.1177/00111287211052435