Date of Award
8-28-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Criminology and Criminal Justice, MA
First Advisor
Selye Lee
Committee Members
Della Winters; Sarah Kendig
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2021 B75
Abstract
The trust between the public and the police is a foundation of exemplary community law enforcement. Tensions between the public and police are at historic highs, so understanding what impacts attitudes toward the police is essential. Comprehending juveniles’ attitudes toward the police before they become adults can illuminate an issue beforehand. The current study aims to explore the impact of informal social controls on serious juvenile offenders’ views of police legitimacy. This study uses data from the Pathways to Desistance Study data set to examine how informal social controls, such as parental involvement, influence serious juvenile offenders’ perceptions of the police. Further, the current study uses parental incarceration as a moderating variable between parental involvement and juveniles’ views of police legitimacy. Policy implications of the results will be discussed and recommendations for future research will be provided.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Brinkley, Kyler, "Impact Of Parental Involvement on Serious Juvenile Offenders' Views of Police Legitimacy with Parental Incarceration as A Moderator" (2021). Student Theses and Dissertations. 317.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/317
