Keywords
political identity, january 6, police, protest
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Purpose: Controversy surrounding the BLM movement and the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been felt even within the ranks of policing. Participation of police officers in the Capitol riot seemed to be at odds with the duty and responsibility of those officers who sustained serious injuries that day. Method: Using data collected from active law enforcement officers, the current study examines how political identity may play a role in a police officer’s perceptions of law enforcement engagement in political protests. Results: The only significant difference found was police refraining from engaging in or participating with BLM. No other significant relationship existed between political identity and protest with other groups by police. Conclusions: These findings suggest that while there may be some reluctance to engage in BLM by police, there is not overwhelming evidence to suggest that police officers are politically motivated in their opinions of public protest.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://jcjl.pubpub.org/pub/v5i1c9x617lb
Recommended Citation
Woods, Lois V. and Blackmon, Kimberly K.
(2021)
"Police Officer Political Identity and Their Opinions of Public Protests,"
Journal of Criminal Justice and Law: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
DOI: https://jcjl.pubpub.org/pub/v5i1c9x617lb
Available at:
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcjl/vol5/iss1/3