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Dangerous politics? An analysis of the relationship between political affiliation and assaults on police officers in American counties

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dc.contributor.authorTuttle, Robert, author
dc.contributor.authorUnnithan, Prabha, advisor
dc.contributor.authorMao, KuoRay, committee member
dc.contributor.authorBerg, Marni, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-14T17:05:58Z
dc.date.available2019-06-14T17:05:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe "War on Cops", a term that denotes a combination of anti-police rhetoric, thinking and politics, has been suggested as resulting in increased violence toward police officers nationwide (Mac Donald 2016). This allegedly began after a racially charged police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. Using data from the 2012 Presidential election and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (2013) report, this study examines the relationship between rates of assault on police officers and political affiliation as determined by the 2012 Presidential election using a stratified random sample of American counties. Findings indicate no statistically significant relationship exists between how a county voted in the 2012 Presidential election and its assault rate on police officers. However, findings do show that the type of weapons used to assault police officers vary significantly by geographic region, as does the average number, and average rate of assaults on police officers in county agencies in 2012.
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dc.identifierTuttle_colostate_0053N_15345.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/195307
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectcrime rate
dc.subjectpolice officers
dc.subjectWar on Police
dc.subjectlaw enforcement
dc.subjectassault
dc.subjectpolitical affiliation
dc.titleDangerous politics? An analysis of the relationship between political affiliation and assaults on police officers in American counties
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thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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