Public opinion

Beyond George Floyd: Assessing sentiments on police fund reallocation and its intersection with race and racial resentment

In the context of several controversial police-involved deaths over the past several years, discussion has mounted about the reallocation of funds from policing to other crime prevention services. Given the racialized nature of public opinion, we …

What does the public want police to do during pandemics? A national experiment

**Research Summary**: We administered a survey experiment to a national sample of 1068 U.S. adults in April 2020 to determine the factors that shape support for various policing tactics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were sharply …