Kids, Cops, Parents and Teachers: Exploring Juvenile Attitudes Toward Authority Figures

摘要: While a great deal of research concerning the attitudes adults toward police exists, fewer studies exploring juveniles have been completed Using self report data gathered from middle and high school students enrolled in public Southeastern United States as base, we explore juvenile they relate to other authority figures lives juveniles, specifically teachers parents. Second, which variables are significant predictors police. We find that students’ significantly positively correlated with their feelings towards parents teachers. Additionally, correlations found between number interest. Subcultural theory was employed provide context for results.