%0 Journal Article
%T Police OfficersĄŻ Attitudes Toward Citizens in China
%A Ivan Y. Sun
%A Jianhong Liu
%A Lin Liu
%J International Criminal Justice Review
%@ 1556-3855
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1057567717717317
%X Although a substantial number of studies have examined public attitudes toward the police, a relatively thin line of research has assessed police attitudes toward the citizenry in China. Using survey data collected from a sample of approximately 200 Chinese police officers, the current study examined the effects of police officersĄŻ demographic characteristics, socialization and experience factors, and role orientations on officersĄŻ attitudes toward citizen virtue, citizen cooperation with the police, and citizen input in police work. Results indicated that background and experience characteristics were ineffective in predicting the three aspects of officer attitudes toward citizens. Crime-fighting and service orientations were found to be related to officersĄŻ attitudes toward the citizenry. Findings of this study enhance our understanding of police occupational attitudes in China and provide valuable implications for policy and future research
%K police attitudes
%K citizen virtue
%K citizen cooperation with police
%K citizen input
%K Chinese police
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1057567717717317