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Perkins, Elizabeth

Richmond, Joshua

Tucker, Mackenzie

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Morehead State University

Association Between Law Enforcement and Media PortrayalsIn recent years, there has been a strong development of anti-police movements based upon news shown throughout media outlets, forexample, on television or on social media websites. While some may disagree that the media has affected their view of law enforcement,people tend to believe what they see or hear within the media.39.5% Received Ticket from Law EnforcementBackgroundMackenzie Tucker & Joshua RichmondFaculty Mentor: Elizabeth PerkinsStudy PurposeMethodsResultsCelebration of Student ResearchApril 26th, 201777.3%Stated they did NOThave a bad experiencewith law enforcement.74.6% Have/ knew someone arrested Age:67%17.8%3.2%11.9% 17-21 22-28 29-34 35+The study was conducted to find relationships between how the media portrays law enforcement and how the media can affect real perceptions of police. A convenience sample of surveys among Facebook and in three classrooms on Morehead State University’s campus were utilized. The total surveys were combined to make 185 respondents. The survey was fourteen questions long and all questions pertained to the amount of hours people watch television or browse social media, how much they trusted the media, and the impact of media on the respondent’s perception of law enforcement. Respondents showed that 53% of them were on social media websites 1-4 hours per day.The survey also showed that 79.5% of respondents watched TV 1-4 hours per day. Of all the respondents who spent multiple hours on social media or watching TV, 11.9% of them said that they trusted MOST of what they were viewing and 63.8% of respondents said that they only trusted SOME of what they were viewing. The importance of this finding was that, while many say they only believe some of what they see in the media, 89.7% of respondents believed that based upon the media African Americans have higher arrest rates. The majority of respondents were between ages 17-21. This contributes to the fact that more of the younger generations are being influenced by what they see in the media. Social media websites and TV news outlets are helping to develop opinions of its younger viewers.

Association Between Law Enforcement and Media Portrayals

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