College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2024-01-17 07:06:36
Major
Criminal Intelligence Analysis
Honors Course
SOCIO 496
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Fall 2023
Abstract
The following study will determine whether Korean Americans’ trust in police positively correlates with perceptions of police legitimacy. This project uses the data collected from surveys given to Korean Americans in the Atlanta, Georgia area. It takes into consideration 128 complete responses collected in September 2022 from Korean Americans, regardless of their immigration status. A regression analysis will be conducted to analyze the relationship between trust in police and perceived police legitimacy among Korean residents while controlling for the demographic factors such as age and gender of the participants. It also controls for other relevant factors including English proficiency, annual household income, and direct and indirect victimization experiences of general and hate crimes to determine trust in police. The expected outcome is that trust in police has a positive correlation to perception of police legitimacy and will contribute to the literature on police legitimacy.
Research Sponsor
Insun Park
First Reader
Robert Peralta
Second Reader
Stacey Nofziger
Honors Faculty Advisor
Rebecca Erickson
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Siddigi, Zermeen, "The relationship between trust in local police and perceived police legitimacy among Koreans in the United States" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1765.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1765
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