Factors That Influence Perceptions of Racial Profiling During Police/Motorist Interactions

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dc.contributor.advisorWithrow, Brian L.
dc.contributor.authorQuinones, Michele
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBowman, Scott W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJamieson, Jay D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSummers, Emily J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-10T20:01:19Z
dc.date.available2013-05-10T20:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractMost racial profiling studies are quantitative and rely on benchmarking and outcome tests. Several studies have focused on citizens' beliefs about the prevalence of racial profiling and their opinions regarding racial profiling. At this time, no research identifies the factors within a particular police/motorist encounter that lead an individual to define that encounter as racial profiling. To remedy this gap, I conducted a case study of racial profiling using focus groups to identify and discuss factors that may matter during a police/motorist interaction. The findings indicate that there are five factors that influence perceptions of racial profiling: context of the stop, the reason cited for the stop, whether a search is justified, the questions asked, and an officer's behavior and demeanor.
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent100 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationQuinones, M. (2013). Factors that influence perceptions of racial profiling during police/motorist interactions</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4594
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRacial profiling
dc.subjectQualitative
dc.subjectCase study
dc.subjectFocus groups
dc.subjectPerceptions.
dc.titleFactors That Influence Perceptions of Racial Profiling During Police/Motorist Interactions
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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