Trust In Law Enforcement

77% Say Their Interaction With Police Was A Positive Experience

Highlights It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54 million yearly police-citizen contacts, interactions were mostly positive which…

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Will People Stop Calling The Police? Response Times Increase Dramatically

Highlights The dynamics of response times have real implications for law enforcement policy. Community-based policing is promoted in just about every research study to improve…

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Why Do We Mistrust American Opinions Of Law Enforcement?

Highlights Polling data will differ based on race, age, and political affiliation but regardless of who you are, the majority of all groups view law…

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Public Safety A Priority Well Above Law Enforcement Reform

Highlights In Louisville, residents were more than twice as likely to cite public safety, not police reform, as the biggest problem facing the city. In Oklahoma…

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Arrests and Police Stops Are Hazardous-Here’s Why

Highlights For police officers, being proactive and/or making arrests is extraordinarily dangerous. With the immense criticism directed towards law enforcement regarding use of force and…

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The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law Enforcement

Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…

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Do Black and Hispanic Americans Support Law Enforcement?

Highlights Do Black and Hispanic Americans support law enforcement? Yes, but polling data provides a range of emotions and opinions. Many police officers regardless of…

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Low Income Or Fragile Communities Want More Cops

Highlights 68% of Chicago’s “fragile community” (i.e., low income) residents want a greater police presence. 54 percent of low-income communities nationally want more police officers.…

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Per Gallup Black Americans Want Cops In Their Communities

Highlights Per Gallup, 81 percent of African Americans want the police presence in their communities to stay the same or increased. Out of 40-60 million…

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It’s Open Season On Law Enforcement-Is It Time To Leave?

Highlights Per Derek Chauvin and related incidents, are all cops brutal or racist? Per President Obama, society demands too much from police officers. Until communities…

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