TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Attitudes About the Police and Neighborhood Safety in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
JO  - Criminal justice review
A1  - Gainey, Randy R.
A1  - Payne, Brian K.
SP  - 142
EP  - 155
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0734-0168
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016807300500
ID  - ref1
ER  -