Galloway, N.J. – Two criminal justice professors at Stockton are looking for area residents who have participated in a recent racial justice march or demonstration for a study on citizens’ perceptions of police and their reasons for participating in such events. The eligibility criteria for participation requires individual members to have participated in at least one recent protest following the George Floyd killing.

Participants will be asked to participate in Zoom interviews and/or focus groups on a mutually convenient date and time through Aug. 31. The interviews will last about an hour. All participants’ personal information will  be kept confidential and no participants will be identified in the study results.

The study is approved by Stockton University Institutional Review Board.

“We are hoping that through these interviews we can gain a better understanding of policing issues within our communities,” said Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Nusret M. Sahin, who is coordinating the study with Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Manish Madan.

Interested parties can register for a specific date via the link

https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeFloydProtestResearch   or by emailing stocktonpolicingresearch@gmail.com.