The Disproportionate Overrepresentation of Minority Youth in ...

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Table 4. Frequency Distributions of Variables Used to Represent Youths’ View of Police
in General, Black Hawk County.
White Black
Variable Name Category N % N %
COPFAIR Always 9 15 4 12
Most of the time 19 32 5 15
Sometimes 20 33 14 42
Almost never 9 15 4 12
Never 3 5 6 18
COPATTD Always 12 20 19 58
Most of the time 18 30 3 9
Sometimes 21 35 7 21
Almost never 8 13 2 6
Never 1 2 2 6
COPBWSAM Always 4 7 3 9
Most of the time 6 10 4 12
Sometimes 31 52 10 30
Almost never 12 20 8 24
Never 7 12 8 24
RICHPOOR Always 1 2 2 6
Most of the time 6 10 2 6
Sometimes 13 22 8 24
Almost never 24 40 9 27
Never 16 27 12 36