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Papers by Matthew Vile
I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pi... more I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pierce; the time that we shared together allowed me to pursue this dream. Second, to my daughter, Hannah Adele Vile; each day I returned home from work and you greeted me at the door with a smile was one more reason to keep striving to finish this project. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT While there are far too many individuals who aided and supported my work on this project to thank, I would like to acknowledge the following people for their love and understanding through this process: my loving wife, Karen, who has waited patiently for this for six years; Dr. Susan Howell and the rest of my graduate committee, who worked with me over distance and through the devastation of hurricane Katrina; the staff of the American National Election Studies, who answered my requests for clarification quickly and professionally; the staff
Political Behavior, 2004
It is well known that African Americans and whites hold different views of the police, but nearly... more It is well known that African Americans and whites hold different views of the police, but nearly all of the previous research has been conducted in majority white settings. This research examines the relationship between race and evaluations of the police in majority black versus majority white contexts. Social dominance theory and the research on racial threat predict that when the racial majority changes, the relationship between race and attitudes toward police will change. We find that, in majority black contexts, the traditional relationship between being black and having negative evaluations of the police disappears, and it disappears because whites' evaluations of the police become more negative. Black evaluations of the police are relatively consistent across racial contexts. Also, white racial attitudes affect police evaluations in majority black contexts, but not in white contexts, while African American racial attitudes are inconsequential in both contexts. Furthermore, if a white citizen is victimized by crime in a black city, it has greater ramifications for evaluations of the police than if the victimization had occurred in a white city. All of this suggests that whites' views of the police may be more racialized than the views of African Americans.
I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pi... more I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pierce; the time that we shared together allowed me to pursue this dream. Second, to my daughter, Hannah Adele Vile; each day I returned home from work and you greeted me at the door with a smile was one more reason to keep striving to finish this project. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT While there are far too many individuals who aided and supported my work on this project to thank, I would like to acknowledge the following people for their love and understanding through this process: my loving wife, Karen, who has waited patiently for this for six years; Dr. Susan Howell and the rest of my graduate committee, who worked with me over distance and through the devastation of hurricane Katrina; the staff of the American National Election Studies, who answered my requests for clarification quickly and professionally; the staff of the New Orleans office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Mr. Kenneth Voytek, who gave me the space and time necessary to complete this research while fulfilling my duties to Goodwill Industries International. Finally, I would like to thank the Lord for restoring my health and allowing me the time to complete this project. iv
I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pi... more I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pierce; the time that we shared together allowed me to pursue this dream. Second, to my daughter, Hannah Adele Vile; each day I returned home from work and you greeted me at the door with a smile was one more reason to keep striving to finish this project. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT While there are far too many individuals who aided and supported my work on this project to thank, I would like to acknowledge the following people for their love and understanding through this process: my loving wife, Karen, who has waited patiently for this for six years; Dr. Susan Howell and the rest of my graduate committee, who worked with me over distance and through the devastation of hurricane Katrina; the staff of the American National Election Studies, who answered my requests for clarification quickly and professionally; the staff
Political Behavior, 2004
It is well known that African Americans and whites hold different views of the police, but nearly... more It is well known that African Americans and whites hold different views of the police, but nearly all of the previous research has been conducted in majority white settings. This research examines the relationship between race and evaluations of the police in majority black versus majority white contexts. Social dominance theory and the research on racial threat predict that when the racial majority changes, the relationship between race and attitudes toward police will change. We find that, in majority black contexts, the traditional relationship between being black and having negative evaluations of the police disappears, and it disappears because whites' evaluations of the police become more negative. Black evaluations of the police are relatively consistent across racial contexts. Also, white racial attitudes affect police evaluations in majority black contexts, but not in white contexts, while African American racial attitudes are inconsequential in both contexts. Furthermore, if a white citizen is victimized by crime in a black city, it has greater ramifications for evaluations of the police than if the victimization had occurred in a white city. All of this suggests that whites' views of the police may be more racialized than the views of African Americans.
I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pi... more I would like to dedicate this research to two individuals. First, to my grandmother, Eunice G. Pierce; the time that we shared together allowed me to pursue this dream. Second, to my daughter, Hannah Adele Vile; each day I returned home from work and you greeted me at the door with a smile was one more reason to keep striving to finish this project. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT While there are far too many individuals who aided and supported my work on this project to thank, I would like to acknowledge the following people for their love and understanding through this process: my loving wife, Karen, who has waited patiently for this for six years; Dr. Susan Howell and the rest of my graduate committee, who worked with me over distance and through the devastation of hurricane Katrina; the staff of the American National Election Studies, who answered my requests for clarification quickly and professionally; the staff of the New Orleans office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Mr. Kenneth Voytek, who gave me the space and time necessary to complete this research while fulfilling my duties to Goodwill Industries International. Finally, I would like to thank the Lord for restoring my health and allowing me the time to complete this project. iv