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Bad apples or rotten orchards? Public attitudes of interactions with police and the role of political ideology




TekijätHansen Michael A., Navarro John C.

KustantajaEmerald Publishing Limited

Julkaisuvuosi2023

JournalPolicing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management

eISSN1363-951X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2023-0098

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2023-0098

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181281310


Tiivistelmä
Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps across a range of policing interactions with the public.

Design/methodology/approach

In 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.

Findings

Attitudes 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 implications

Although small, there is an ideological consensus that police adequately protect citizens and are knowledgeable about the law.

Originality/value

Even 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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