Kenneth Dowler
Biographic Data
| ID | 4908779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth Dowler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowler |
| SIGNATURE | DOWLER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9725-6093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Victimization, contact with police, and neighborhood conditions
Citizen attitudes toward the police are integral in the assessment of policing. Past research concludes that race was an important predictor of satisfaction with the police. This study sought to advance prior research by including victimization experience, experience with police, perceived neighborhood conditions, and city characteristics as control variables. The results revealed that race was related to satisfaction, both African American and H…
Public perceptions of police misconduct and discrimination
Constructing Crime
Arguably one of most significant and potentially illuminating areas of criminological inquiry is analysis of media, and popular culture. As residents of a highly technological society undergoing rapid transformations in conduits for information on we have an increasing array of options in forming our ideas about crime and justice. A staple assertion of introductory texts and lectures is that societal perceptions of crime are formed through exposu…
Sex, lies, and videotape
Dual Realities? Criminality, Victimization, and the Presentation of Race on Local Television News
The public is inundated with racial images of criminality. The media may reinforce stereotypes that associate minority status with criminality. There are numerous studies that suggest that the media presents a distorted picture of race and crime. This study builds on prior research by developing a systematic and comprehensive analysis of racial presentations in local television news crime stories. Specifically, multivariate techniques were employ…
Media Influence on Citizen Attitudes Toward Police Effectiveness
Employing the 1995 National Opinion Survey of Crime and Justice (NOSCJ), this study examines the effect that media consumption has on attitudes toward police effectiveness. Media consumption consists of hours of television viewing per week, regular viewing of crime drama and primary source of crime news. Employing OLS regression, the results indicate that none of the media variables are significantly related to attitudes toward police effectivene…
Public perceptions of police misconduct and discrimination
Media Influence on Citizen Attitudes Toward Police Effectiveness
Employing the 1995 National Opinion Survey of Crime and Justice (NOSCJ), this study examines the effect that media consumption has on attitudes toward police effectiveness. Media consumption consists of hours of television viewing per week, regular viewing of crime drama and primary source of crime news. Employing OLS regression, the results indicate that none of the media variables are significantly related to attitudes toward police effectivene…
Sex, lies, and videotape
Dual Realities? Criminality, Victimization, and the Presentation of Race on Local Television News
The public is inundated with racial images of criminality. The media may reinforce stereotypes that associate minority status with criminality. There are numerous studies that suggest that the media presents a distorted picture of race and crime. This study builds on prior research by developing a systematic and comprehensive analysis of racial presentations in local television news crime stories. Specifically, multivariate techniques were employ…
Media Influence on Citizen Attitudes Toward Police Effectiveness
Employing the 1995 National Opinion Survey of Crime and Justice (NOSCJ), this study examines the effect that media consumption has on attitudes toward police effectiveness. Media consumption consists of hours of television viewing per week, regular viewing of crime drama and primary source of crime news. Employing OLS regression, the results indicate that none of the media variables are significantly related to attitudes toward police effectivene…
Dual Realities? Criminality, Victimization, and the Presentation of Race on Local Television News
The public is inundated with racial images of criminality. The media may reinforce stereotypes that associate minority status with criminality. There are numerous studies that suggest that the media presents a distorted picture of race and crime. This study builds on prior research by developing a systematic and comprehensive analysis of racial presentations in local television news crime stories. Specifically, multivariate techniques were employ…
Constructing Crime
Arguably one of most significant and potentially illuminating areas of criminological inquiry is analysis of media, and popular culture. As residents of a highly technological society undergoing rapid transformations in conduits for information on we have an increasing array of options in forming our ideas about crime and justice. A staple assertion of introductory texts and lectures is that societal perceptions of crime are formed through exposu…
Sex, lies, and videotape
Public perceptions of police misconduct and discrimination
Victimization, contact with police, and neighborhood conditions
Citizen attitudes toward the police are integral in the assessment of policing. Past research concludes that race was an important predictor of satisfaction with the police. This study sought to advance prior research by including victimization experience, experience with police, perceived neighborhood conditions, and city characteristics as control variables. The results revealed that race was related to satisfaction, both African American and H…
Criminology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works)