Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Criminology & Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Amy Craddock
Second Advisor
Robert G. Huckabee
Third Advisor
DeVere D. Woods
Abstract
This paper presents data concerning the effect uniformed police officers have on attitudes towards the police and fear of crime within the high school setting. Two identical surveys were administered to 522 high school students at two periods during a school year. The primary purpose was to determine whether placing uniformed police officers, called School Resource Officers, in high schools would improve attitudes towards the police and reduce the fear of crime. Although opinions towards the police were positively affected and the fear of crime was reduced, neither was affected significantly. The primary implication drawn from this research is that the police did not have enough contact with the students in the high schools to have an effect on these measures.
Recommended Citation
Case, Sean A., "Juvenile Fear of Crime and Attitudes Towards the Police: The Effect of Implementing a School Resource Officer Program in Alaska High Schools" (2005). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3270.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3270
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