Race, Social Capital, and Trust in the Police
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6404898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Macdonald (0000-0001-6714-8905, RAND Corporation), John Macdonald (0000-0002-8609-804X), Robert J Stokes (Virginia Commonwealth University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 358-375 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1078087405281707 |
| OpenAlex | W2154314446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 59 |
| References cited | 48 |
Using a national survey of U.S. residents this study examines racial, socioeconomic, and community explanations for the trust of local police. We hypothesize that the construct of social capital offers a nexus for explaining racial differences in attitudes toward the police. We measure social capital as a construct by aggregating together measures that assess the degree of trust and civic engagement in communities. The results indicate that depleted levels of perceived community social capital contribute to higher levels of distrust of local police. Social capital, however, partially mediates the relative distrust of Blacks toward the police. These findings suggest only partial support for a social capital explanation of Blacks’ distrust in the police. The implications of these findings for police reform efforts to mend minority relations in urban cities are discussed
Civic engagement · Community policing · Construct (python library · Criminology · Demographic economics · Distrust · Economic growth · Economics · Financial capital · General Social Survey · Human capital · Individual capital · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Population · Race (biology · Social capital · Social mobility · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Criminal Futures
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Police Trust Among Self-Reported Viewers of Videos of Police Violence Against Black People
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The Role of Police Perception in Shaping Public Meeting Attendance and Implications for Planners
What effect does inequality have on residents’ sense of safety? Exploring the mediating processes of social capital and civic engagement
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Do in-group and out-group forms of trust matter in predicting confidence in the order institutions? A study of three culturally distinct countries
Resident Perspectives on a Pre-booking Diversion Program
Persistent Criminalization and Structural Racism in US Drug Policy
The Impact of Subjective Social Position on Public Evaluations of Police
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Self-rated Health
A Good Place to Live? On Municipality Characteristics and Children’s Placement Risk
Policing Success out of the African American Entrepreneur
Race & Political Trust
Neighborhood Racial Context and Perceptions of Police‐based Racial Discrimination Among Black Youth
Public Assessments of the Police in Rural and Urban China
Determinantes de confianza en la policía nacional
Police Relations with Black and White Youths in Different Urban Neighborhoods
Police Abuse or Just Deserts
Lethal Engagement
With All Due Respect
Social and mental health pathways to institutional trust
Unpacking Young Adults' Voting Preferences
The Antecedents of Obligation to Obey and Cooperation With Police
Policing Diversity
Determinants of Ethnic Minority Confidence in the Police
Religious Identity and Perceptions of Criminal Justice Effectiveness
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Neighborhoods and Crime
The Truly Disadvantaged
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Incidents of police misconduct and public opinion
Popular justice
The effect of a videotaped arrest on public perceptions of police use of force
Perceptions of Racial Profiling
Driving While Black
The Social Ecology of Police Misconduct
Political Empowerment, Mobilization, and Black Voter Roll-Off
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Trends
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Neighborhood Differences in Attitudes toward Policing
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Legal Cynicism and (Subcultural?) Tolerance of Deviance
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| Unique citing works | 59 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |