The politics of force: Media and the construction of police brutality.
By Erica Scharrer. 2002
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Subfields: Communication
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- The Impact of Negative Publicity on Police Self-legitimacy (2017, background): “The majority of research concerned with policing and the media has focused on how negative press affects citizens’ attitudes toward the police (Chermak, McGarrell, & Gruenewald, 2006; Dowler, 2002; Lawrence, 2000; Weitzer & Tuch, 2005).”
- Investigating the Effects of Media Consumption on Attitudes Toward Police Legitimacy (2018, background): “First, criminal justice and crime-related stories remain very popular topics across various media and news content and may influence citizens’ attitudes toward these legal actors (Lawrence 2000; McCall 2007; Phillips and Frost 2010).”
- Racism on the Internet: Conceptualization and Recommendations for Research (2018, background): “Past racial controversies, such as the recent firestorm of police brutality on racial/ethnic minorities (Lawrence, 2000), have received widespread attention in society as a result of this process.”
- Determinants of Public Satisfaction with the Police (2005, background): “On the negative side, the media frequently report on questionable police behavior (Lawrence, 2000).”
- Race and Perceptions of Police Misconduct (2004, background): “While most of this reporting is episodic and fails to address patterns or the prevalence of misconduct (Lawrence 2000:43–6), it is possible Race and Perceptions of Police Misconduct 309 that people who are often exposed to such media reports typically believe that police abuse is rampant.”