One could easily argue that the field of law enforcement is currently experiencing a
legitimacy crisis in the United States. Gallup Poll data, the most reliable source of data we …

In their interactions with citizens, police officers are prohibited from (1) using unnecessary
Force,(2) Abusing their authority,(3) speaking Discourteously, or (4) using Offensive …

The problem to be examined considers whether retaining deceptive officers injures the
morale, reputation and/or credibility of a law enforcement department. The purpose of the …

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. Attitudes have changed little since …

THOUSANDS of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they
know that the odds of a jury's believing their word over a police officer's are slim to none. As …

Deep racial, partisan divisions in Americans’ views of police officers | Policy Commons Skip to
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Survey research has clarified the extent to which racial minorities and majority white
Americans disagree about whether police should be trusted. Racial minorities are generally …

Although a common maxim among many practitioners argues that police departments
should recruit their way out of the African American confidence race gap by hiring more …

Prior to the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, which created today's
National Institute of Justice (NIJ), scant scientific research on policing was available. Since …

Deep Racial Divide in Perceptions of Police and Reported Experiences, No Group Is Anti-Cop
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