NCJ Number
11652
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Dated: (JULY 1973) Pages: 5-18
Date Published
1973
Length
14 pages
Annotation
POLICE AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS HOLD DIVERGENT VIEWS OF THE DEGREE AND ADEQUACY OF POLICE POWERS TO CONTROL CRIME.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISTRIBUTED QUESTIONNAIRES TO MEMBERS OF EIGHT COMMUNITY GROUPS- FIREMEN, INMATES, COLLEGE STUDENTS, PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDENTS, AND POLICE OFFICERS. THE RESPONSES TO FIVE QUESTIONS DEALING WITH ATTITUDES TOWARD POLICE POWERS WERE COMPARED AND ANALYZED.