RT Article
T1 American Indians’ Attitudes Toward the Appropriateness of Use of Force by the Police
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 12
SP 3369
OP 3395
A1 Redner-Vera, Erica
A1 Wallace, Danielle Marie
A2 Wallace, Danielle Marie
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1907407715
AB Individuals’ perceptions of law enforcement officers and their actions are important for understanding personal criminality, police legitimacy, and legal cynicism. Race and ethnicity play a role in shaping these perceptions, however little work has been done to understand American Indian perceptions. We employ the General Social Survey to assess how American Indians compare to individuals of other races regarding their approval of police use of force. American Indians are less supportive of police use of force than whites. However, when compared to other people of color, American Indians are more supportive of use of force across five different police-citizen types of encounters. We conclude by examining the importance of considering different racial and ethnic views on legal authority.
K1 American Indian
K1 Race
K1 Use of force
K1 Policing
DO 10.1177/00111287221083897