Comparing Perceptions of Policing in Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorGibbs-Van Brunschot, Erin
dc.contributor.authorCantlay, Stephanie
dc.contributor.committeememberAdorjan, Michael
dc.contributor.committeememberTretter, Eliot
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-20T14:39:27Z
dc.date.available2018-09-20T14:39:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-14
dc.description.abstractUrban police agencies and rural police agencies can differ with respect to the size of their police force, training, availability of resources, and size of area they patrol, yet Canadians tend to be favourable to their local police. The purpose of this study is to examine public perceptions of policing across Canada by comparing the perceptions of those living in rural areas to those in urban centres. Using population-level data collected by Statistics Canada through the General Social Survey Victimization (Cycle #28, 2014) this study assesses whether differences in perceptions of policing can be explained by the type of urban/rural population centre. Results suggest that when perceptions of police are examined across provinces, favourability differs between urban and rural population centres.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCantlay, S. (2018). Comparing perceptions of policing in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32951en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32951
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107788
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectpolicing
dc.subjectperceptions
dc.subjectrural
dc.subjecturban
dc.subjectneighbourhood
dc.subjectpopulation centre
dc.subject.classificationSociologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationCriminology and Penologyen_US
dc.titleComparing Perceptions of Policing in Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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