Date of Award
Senior Honors Thesis
College or School
Bachelor of Arts
Cesar J. Rebellon
Amanda C. Fontaine
This study examines undergraduate students from the University of New Hampshire attitudes towards campus police, specifically how student experience with campus police affects their attitudes toward them. There were a total of 113 respondents from the University of New Hampshire that answered an online survey. The survey looked specifically at the relationship between students' experience and attitudes towards UNH police, hypothesizing that students who had perceived fair encounters with campus police would be more likely to contact them in an emergency and have more positive attitudes toward them . Multivariate analysis shows perceptions of witnessing an interaction and being approached were most important in predicting attitudes toward police. Further research, including a larger and more representative sample, would improve the findings.
Hurley, Angela R., "UNH STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE POLICE" (2020). Honors Theses and Capstones. 534.
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