1. 1
Panel 2, Position 2
Jack D. Ripper

2. 2 Article: “Accounting for Variation in Distrust of Local Police.”
Hypothesis: Individual factors, policing styles and community attributes lead Blacks to be more distrustful of police than Whites
Dependent variable: Distrust in police
Categorical variable: “not at all,” “a little,” some,” and “a lot”. Please note that the variable is not how much trust but how much distrust.

3. 3 Independent variables - three categories Individual level
Policing level
City-level
Gender, race/ethnicity, age
Membership in ethnic/civil rights organizations
Interest in politics
Opinion of ability to influence things
Opinion about the effectiveness of the political system

4. 4 Opinions about neighborhoods Trust in neighbors Quality of life
Policing-level variables
Race/ethnicity of police chief
Agency size
Amount of violent crime
Amount of non-violent crime
City-level variable
Black majority in city?