Policing in America: Understanding Public Attitudes Toward the Police. Results from a National Survey

“While 68% of white Americans have a favorable view of the police, only 40% of African Americans and 59% of Hispanics have a favorable view.1 Attitudes have changed little since the 1970s when 67% of whites and 43% of [B]lacks reported favorable views of the police. 2 Racial minorities do not have monolithic attitudes toward … Continue reading Policing in America: Understanding Public Attitudes Toward the Police. Results from a National Survey