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Campus Police Officers’ Attitudes Towards Marijuana Decriminalization Pilot Study

The public’s support for marijuana legalization has increased substantially in recent years (Galston & Dionne, 2013). While much research has surrounded the public’s views on marijuana legalization, very little research has looked at how police officers view legalization (Jorgensen, 2018; Wilson, et al, 1985; Beck & Summons, 1984; Beck, Kevelak, Summons, 1982). Even less has focused specifically on the police officers with the jurisdictions of college campuses.   To explore this gap in the literature, this study explored how campus police officers view marijuana legalization. At large, my scholarly interests are in the area of higher education policy as it relates to campus crime; this project is aligned to better understanding these topics. For this project, I was specifically interested in understanding (1) how campus police officers view trends in marijuana decriminalization/legalization, (2) if their views have changed since marijuana has come legalized in many parts of the county, (3) and how they feel marijuana use on campus should be addressed.

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