http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/bjsp;jsessionid=2ns877m5oolip.victoria
British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 45, Number 2, June 2006, pp. 285-302
Viki, G. Tendayi; Culmer, Michelle J.; Eller, Anja1; Abrams, Dominic
"Black individuals are usually reluctant to co-operate with the police (Smith, 1983a). We propose that a history of unpleasant interactions with the police generates hostile attitudes towards the institution (Jefferson & Walker, 1993). Using a sample of 56 black and 64 white participants, we examined whether quality of contact predicts black people's attitudes and subjective norms concerning co-operating with the police. Our findings indicated that the Contact Hypothesis (Pettigrew, 1998) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen, 1991) jointly provide some insight into the disinclination of black individuals to co-operate with the police." [Sub Required]
