Policing

(Would you approve of a policeman striking a citizen who...) Had said vulgar and obscene things to the police officer?

Would you approve if the citizen was attacking the police officer with his fists?

Are there any situations you can imagine in which you would approve of a police officer striking an adult male citizen?

5. Arrested.

C. Open his mail.

B. Tap his telephone.

D. Detain the man overnight for questioning.

A. Keep the man under surveillance.

On the issue of gun regulation, do you support or oppose a proposal that would do the following? [Increase the number of police on the street by 10 percent, even if it means fewer funds for other public services]

On the issue of gun regulation, do you support or oppose a proposal that would do the following? [Decrease the number of police on the street by 10 percent, and increase funding for other public services]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Increase the number of police on the street by 10 percent, even if it means fewer funds for other public services]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [End the Department of Defense program that sends surplus military weapons and equipment to police departments]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Decrease the number of police on the street by 10 percent, and increase funding for other public services]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Ban the use of choke holds by police]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Allow individuals or their families to sue a police officer for damages if the officer is found to have "recklessly disregarded" the individual's rights]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Require police officers to wear body cameras that record all of their activities while on duty]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Create a national registry of police who have been investigated for or disciplined for misconduct]

Do the police make you feel...?

Do the police treat Whites better than Black people, treat both the same, or treat Black people better than Whites?

Favor or oppose reducing funding for police and instead funding social services

In general, do the police treat Whites better than Latinos, treat both the same, or treak Latinos better than Whites?

Do the police make you feel...?

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Create a national registry of police who have been investigated for or disciplined for misconduct.]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Allow individuals or their families to sue a police officer for damages if the officer is found to have “recklessly disregarded” the individual’s rights.]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Increase the number of police on the street by 10 percent, even if it means fewer funds for other public services.]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Require police officers to wear body cameras that record all of their activities while on duty.]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [End the Department of Defense program that sends surplus military weapons and equipment to police departments.]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Ban the use of choke holds by police]

Do you support or oppose each of the following proposals? [Decrease the number of police on the street by 10 percent, and increase funding for other public services]

OVER THE PAST YEAR have you... [Been issued a traffic ticket]

Thinking now about your _local community_, how would you grade the following: [The police]

G. Law Enforcement. (Is law enforcement...?)

Are there any situations you can imagine in which you would approve of a policeman striking an adult male citizen or are there no situations you can imagine in which you would approve of this?

A. Keep the man under surveillance.

C. Open his mail.

B. Tap his telephone.

D. Detain the man overnight for questioning.

How important is the law enforcement issue to you--would you say it is one of the most important, important, not very important, or not important at all?

How firm are you about your opinion on law enforcement--would you say you are very likely to change your opinion, somewhat likely to change, somewhat unlikely to change, or very unlikely to change?

How much information do you have about the law enforcement issue? Do you have all of the information you need, most of the information, some information, or very little information?