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- Title
Abusive Enemies or Trusted Friends?: Demographic, Economic Security, and Psychosocial Correlates of Citizen Attitudes to Police in Jamaica.
- Authors
Powel, Lawrence Alfred
- Abstract
Based on 2008 and 2010 U.S. Agency for International Development/Latin American Public Opinion Project national surveys, this study summarizes trends in attitudes to police in Jamaica, with emphasis on prospects for developing rapport between security forces and citizens in ongoing crime-fighting efforts. Questions included in the 2008 and 2010 surveys tapped sentiments on whether police are viewed as abusive antagonists or helpful friends when they enter neighbourhoods, and whether citizens would be willing to work closely with police on community projects and government programmes to combat crime and violence. The analysis examines some of the demographic (age, gender, education), economic (economic insecurity, unemployment) and psychosocial (interpersonal trust, efficacy, life satisfaction) factors that affect citizen orientations to the police-community relationship within Jamaican society.
- Subjects
JAMAICA; COMMUNITY policing; CITIZEN participation in crime prevention; NEIGHBORHOOD watch programs; COMMUNITY safety; POLICE intervention; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
- Publication
Journal of Arts Science & Technology, 2011, Vol 4, p18
- ISSN
0799-1681
- Publication type
Article