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Table 3 Results from our multiple regression models where y = cooperative behavior

From: Public perceptions of courts and cooperation with police

 

Report minor crime

Report major crime

Assist the police if asked

Independent variable

Coefficient

Std. err.

value

Coefficient

Std. err.

p value

Coefficient

Std. err.

p value

Court Perceptions

0.180

0.060

p = 0.003

0.117

0.035

p = 0.001

0.051

0.045

p = 0.250

Police Perceptions

         

Procedural Justice

-0.183

0.091

p = 0.046

-0.053

0.054

p = 0.331

-0.012

0.068

p = 0.860

Trust

0.247

0.071

p = 0.001

0.166

0.042

p < 0.001

0.156

0.053

p = 0.004

Satisfaction

0.096

0.072

p = 0.182

-0.077

0.042

p = 0.071

0.100

0.054

p = 0.064

Moral Obligation to Obey

0.188

0.055

p = 0.001

0.114

0.032

p < 0.001

0.327

0.041

p < 0.001

Age

0.003

0.005

p = 0.518

-0.004

0.003

p = 0.197

0.002

0.004

p = 0.672

Malea

-0.274

0.107

p = 0.011

-0.060

0.063

p = 0.343

0.078

0.080

p = 0.332

Race/Ethnicityb

         

Asian

-0.060

0.205

p = 0.772

-0.060

0.121

p = 0.623

0.185

0.154

p = 0.229

Black

-0.273

0.178

p = 0.126

-0.260

0.105

p = 0.014

-0.419

0.133

p = 0.002

Hispanic

0.182

0.194

p = 0.348

0.136

0.115

p = 0.235

-0.184

0.145

p = 0.206

Other Race

-0.272

0.248

p = 0.273

0.125

0.147

p = 0.394

-0.206

0.186

p = 0.267

Education

0.087

0.059

p = 0.139

0.094

0.035

p = 0.008

0.087

0.044

p = 0.049

Police Contactc

         

Negative

-0.372

0.285

p = 0.193

-0.676

0.169

p < 0.001

-0.344

0.213

p = 0.107

Positive

0.234

0.123

p = 0.058

0.043

0.073

p = 0.558

0.094

0.092

p = 0.308

Both

0.262

0.386

p = 0.497

-0.382

0.228

p = 0.095

-0.568

0.289

p = 0.050

Constant

-0.137

0.283

p = 0.628

1.334

0.167

p < 0.001

0.363

0.211

p = 0.087

N

364

  

364

  

364

  

Adjusted R2

0.295

  

0.279

  

0.461

  
  1. a Reference group = female participants
  2. b Reference group = White participants
  3. c Reference group = participants with no police contact