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Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groups

  • Written by Christopher R. Dennison, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo
Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groupsStudent views of campus police may be affected by societal views of law enforcement more broadly.steved_np3 via Getty Images

Racial, ethnic and self-identified sexual minorities possess more negative views of campus police compared with nonminorities.

That’s the key finding from a new study in which we analyzed data from approximately 400...

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