LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' ENDORSEMENT OF THE BIAS
 CATEGORIZATION OF CRIME SCENARIOS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DISABILITY AND OTHER PROTECTED CATEGORIES
















 By

 FRANK J. LANE


A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
 OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


2006