@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes About the Police and Neighborhood Safety in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods",
journal="Criminal justice review",
year="2007",
author="Gainey, Randy R. and Payne, Brian K.",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="142-155",
abstract="Building on past research, this study focuses on how the experience of victimization and being approached by a drug dealer relate to individuals' perceptions about neighborhood safety and in turn affect perceptions of the police. Ordinal logistic regression analyses are conducted on data from a sample of residents in socially and economically disadvantaged, high-crime neighborhoods. Findings suggest that victimization leads to perceptions that one is not safe, but being approached by a drug dealer has an even stronger effect. Being approached by a drug dealer and perceptions of being unsafe are the strongest factors affecting negative attitudes toward the police. Implications are provided.<p />",
language="",
issn="0734-0168",
doi="10.1177/0734016807300500",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016807300500"
}