JSU Fall 2015 Report
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The following table presents the results on a national basis in both September, 2014 and<br />
October, <strong>2015</strong> as well as comparable data among Hispanics, whites and African-Americans<br />
in <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
USA: Support/Opposition to<br />
Policing Strategies<br />
“Stop and Frisk” – allowing<br />
officers to stop suspicious<br />
individuals to check for<br />
weapons or drugs without a<br />
warrant<br />
Community policing including<br />
substations housed within<br />
communities<br />
Foot patrols by police officers<br />
in the communities they serve<br />
Accepting used military<br />
weapons and equipment<br />
provided to police departments<br />
for municipal use as needed<br />
National<br />
Support<br />
2014<br />
National<br />
Support<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
National<br />
Hispanic<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
National<br />
White<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
National<br />
African-<br />
American<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
61.8 54.7 49.1 58.2 44.4<br />
86.3 71.4 61.3 75.2 65.6<br />
91.6 81.8 74.0 87.2 70.9<br />
58.6 58.7 54.9 62.5 46.4<br />
Trust and Confidence<br />
Survey participants were asked to think for a moment about their own trust and confidence<br />
in police officers, police departments, and the judicial system. Each was asked to rate their<br />
trust that they would be treated in a fair, impartial and objective manner if involved<br />
with law enforcement. Each used a scale of one to ten where one meant they had strong<br />
trust and confidence and ten meant they held no trust or confidence.<br />
Two-thirds could report “trust and confidence” in their police officers or their departments<br />
– 53.5% and 53.1%, respectively.<br />
The following graph and tables present the cumulative totals for ratings of 1 – 4 (strong<br />
trust) and 7-10 (little to no trust).<br />
Institute of Government Polling Center Page 31
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