Honors College | Session 1
Crime Rates and their effect on Police Officers Perception of Crime
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Criminal Justice
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Katy Hancock
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Crime rates have an impact on a variety of things, yet only a minimal amount of research has been done on its impact on how police officers view crime. These officers see crime on a frequent first-hand basis, therefore they could provide valuable assistance with crime rate studies and ensuring their accuracy. As such, this research will examine a possible correlation between the reported crime rates and patrol officers’ perception of crime rates. Surveys will be sent to the Louisville Metro Police Department, Owensboro Police Department, and Paducah Police Department patrol shifts. The survey will include a Likert scale, to measure police perception of crime. The survey will also include demographic questions to help serve as control variables. The crime data from 2016 to 2018 will be collected and used to determine the actual crime trends for the study sites. This information will then be compared to the answers given by the officers to see if there is any correlation between the two sets of data.
Spring Scholars Week 2018 Event
Honors College Senior Thesis Presentation
Crime Rates and their effect on Police Officers Perception of Crime
Crime rates have an impact on a variety of things, yet only a minimal amount of research has been done on its impact on how police officers view crime. These officers see crime on a frequent first-hand basis, therefore they could provide valuable assistance with crime rate studies and ensuring their accuracy. As such, this research will examine a possible correlation between the reported crime rates and patrol officers’ perception of crime rates. Surveys will be sent to the Louisville Metro Police Department, Owensboro Police Department, and Paducah Police Department patrol shifts. The survey will include a Likert scale, to measure police perception of crime. The survey will also include demographic questions to help serve as control variables. The crime data from 2016 to 2018 will be collected and used to determine the actual crime trends for the study sites. This information will then be compared to the answers given by the officers to see if there is any correlation between the two sets of data.