Describe the factors impacting juveniles’ attitude toward the police

What will be an ideal response?


The answer should include the following points:


  • degree of contact affects their attitude

  • Scott H. Decker’s 1981 review of literature

  • findings in the 1990 Atlanta study

  • Michael J. Leiber, Mahesh K. Nalla, and Margaret Farnworth’s theory

  • data from the Monitoring the Future survey of high school seniors

  • cycle of alienation

  • Terry Nihart and colleagues’ findings

  • Yolander G. Hurst’s theory

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