Open AccessRepresentation of Negative Stereotypes of Police Perception
Author(s) -
Andrei Petrovich Tyun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obŝestvo: sociologiâ, psihologiâ, pedagogika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-6430
pISSN - 2221-2795
DOI - 10.24158/spp.2020.9.6
Subject(s) - distrust , law enforcement , perception , representation (politics) , enforcement , political science , criminology , law , psychology , social psychology , politics , neuroscience
The paper discusses the problem of negative atti-tude towards the police in Russian society. The question of the social significance of trust in law enforcement agencies is investigated. Modern trends of violation of trust in law enforcement agen-cies in Russian society are considered. It is proved that in conditions of distrust of the police, it is prob-lematic to achieve a high efficiency of law enforce-ment. In the analysis the reasons for distrust of the police in the civilian environment, it is proved that the representation of negative stereotypes of the perception of police officers is of paramount im-portance. The specifics of negative stereotypes re-lated to law enforcement agencies are investigated. Mechanisms of their dissemination in the civil envi-ronment are analyzed. The high importance of mod-ern media in spreading negative stereotypes of po-lice perception is proved.