A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Bad apples or rotten orchards? Public attitudes of interactions with police and the role of political ideology
Authors: Hansen Michael A., Navarro John C.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management
eISSN: 1363-951X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2023-0098
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2023-0098
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181281310
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps across a range of policing interactions with the public.
Design/methodology/approachIn a survey distributed via Mechanical Turk (MTurk) (n = 979), the authors explore the role that respondents' political ideology plays in the agreement of 13 aspects of policing services, their demeanor and decorum.
FindingsAttitudes toward policing interactions are slightly positive. Conservatives steadfastly hold positive attitudes about police. Liberals vacillate from negative to positive attitudes across the 13 policing interaction statements.
Social implicationsAlthough small, there is an ideological consensus that police adequately protect citizens and are knowledgeable about the law.
Originality/valueEven at record lows of public confidence in the police, some subsections of the sample, such as conservatives, firmly hold positive attitudes about police. The unwavering support for police by conservatives continues across the multi-item measure of policing interactions, whereas liberals illustrated less uniformity in their attitudes.
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