Date of Award
3-28-2016
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Behavioral Sciences
First Advisor
Harvey Burnett
Abstract
This study examined how exposure to video media (specifically media geared toward a social media platform) depicting either negative or positive police interactions with individuals will influence perception of law enforcement officials. Using a modified version of the Building a Relationship of Trust Community Perception Survey (BRTCPS) subjects (N=43) responses were analyzed using a two way ANOVA. Results indicated a strong main effect for exposure to both the negative and positive police interaction videos in regards to attitudes towards law enforcement. These findings support the thesis that the videos emotional valence is extremely successful in altering individual’s attitudes towards law enforcement in the intended direction.
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Amante, "Exposure to Video Media and its Effects on Attitudes Towards Law Enforcement" (2016). Honors Theses. 147.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/147/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/147
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/147/