Safety concerns of southwestern elderly and awareness of police: An exploratory study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Reich, Naomi | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Browning, Bobby Andre, 1961- | |
| dc.creator | Browning, Bobby Andre, 1961- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-16T09:41:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-16T09:41:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291800 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of the elderly in the southwest with regard to police, crime and safety. A questionnaire was mailed to 2500 elderly adults residing in the southwestern states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Five constructs were developed to measure these perceptions: (1) attitudes toward police, (2) attitudes toward safety, (3) awareness of police, (4) awareness of community policing, and (5) awareness of crime and safety. A t-test and Oneway analysis of variance were conducted to test each of the hypotheses. Results indicated that independent variables of gender, ethnic background, state and area of residence have little effect on the variables of attitudes toward police and attitudes toward safety. However, there was a higher level of significance found for the independent variables toward the awareness of police and awareness of crime and safety variables. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gerontology. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sociology, Criminology and Penology. | en_US |
| dc.title | Safety concerns of southwestern elderly and awareness of police: An exploratory study | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proquest | 1352357 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Family and Consumer Resources | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b27051560 | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-30T02:46:17Z | |
| html.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of the elderly in the southwest with regard to police, crime and safety. A questionnaire was mailed to 2500 elderly adults residing in the southwestern states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Five constructs were developed to measure these perceptions: (1) attitudes toward police, (2) attitudes toward safety, (3) awareness of police, (4) awareness of community policing, and (5) awareness of crime and safety. A t-test and Oneway analysis of variance were conducted to test each of the hypotheses. Results indicated that independent variables of gender, ethnic background, state and area of residence have little effect on the variables of attitudes toward police and attitudes toward safety. However, there was a higher level of significance found for the independent variables toward the awareness of police and awareness of crime and safety variables. |
