Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Date of Award

5-2018

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Dr. Larry S. Miller

Committee Members

Dustin Osborne, Nicole Prior

Abstract

A sample of recruits attending the East Tennessee Regional Law Enforcement Academy were surveyed about attitudes relating to a variety of topics, including their perceived role as police officers, domestic violence, its victims, perpetrators, and police interactions with domestic violence. The recruits completed the survey during their first week at the academy. The recruits completed the identical survey on the last week of academy training. No significant change in attitudes were found following the completion of the Regional Law Enforcement Academy training program. Conclusively, the results of this study show that the training provided at the East Tennessee Regional Law Enforcement Academy does not significantly change the attitudes and perceptions of the recruits toward domestic violence.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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