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Perception and misperception in urban criminal justice policy - The case of hate crime

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dc.creator Haider-Markel, Donald P.
dc.date 2004-03
dc.date 2005-03-24T17:51:12Z
dc.date 2005-03-24T17:51:12Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-18T11:17:28Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-18T11:17:28Z
dc.identifier Haider-Markel, DP. Perception and misperception in urban criminal justice policy - The case of hate crime. URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW. March 2004. 39(4):491-512.
dc.identifier ISI:000188790700004
dc.identifier http://uar.sagepub.com/
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1808/257
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/26776
dc.description An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, March 2002.
dc.description Perceptions of an issue, problem, or policy might differ depending on the organizational context in which one is located. The importance of perception has been a concern for students of international relations, political institutions, organizational theory, and public policy, but less so for scholars of urban politics. This study contributes to the understanding of how organizational and community context influences perceptions by examining the perceptions of interest group leaders and police related to law enforcement activity on hate crime with survey data from each group in a sample of the 250 largest American cities. The author presents a basic theoretical framework for understanding how perceptions may differ depending on organizational and community context. He then tests for differences in perceptions using both simple and more advanced statistical methods, controlling for community context. The results suggest organizational and community context influence perceptions of law enforcement activity. The implications of the findings for urban politics and democratic political systems more generally are discussed.
dc.description This research was funded by a 1998 Wayne F. Placek Award from the American Psychological Foundation.
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject hate crime
dc.subject perception
dc.subject organizational context
dc.subject law enforcement
dc.subject public policy
dc.subject interest groups
dc.title Perception and misperception in urban criminal justice policy - The case of hate crime
dc.type Article


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