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Last updated Oct 12, 2022

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Bystander Scenarios | YouGov Poll: September 27 - 30, 2022

society
8 months ago

Surveys

Data collected from extensive surveys and snap polls about or relating to Law Enforcement.

Last updated Aug 16, 2022

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Police quotas are goals police leadership set for officers in terms of the number of stops, tickets, or arrests within a defined period of time. Overall, do you think police quotas are a good idea or a bad idea?

Police quotas are goals police leadership set for officers in terms of the number of stops, tickets, or arrests within a defined period of time. Overall, do you think police quotas are a good idea or a bad idea?

legal
9 months ago

Surveys

Data collected from extensive surveys and snap polls about or relating to Law Enforcement.

Last updated Aug 16, 2022

Police quotas are goals police leadership set for officers in terms of the number of stops, tickets, or arrests within a defined period of time. Overall, do you think police quotas are a good idea or a bad idea?

Police quotas are goals police leadership set for officers in terms of the number of stops, tickets, or arrests within a defined period of time. Overall, do you think police quotas are a good idea or a bad idea?

legal
9 months ago
What do you think police officers should prioritize most: protecting themselves or protecting others?

What do you think police officers should prioritize most: protecting themselves or protecting others?

politics
11 months ago
Should police officers be expected to be braver or less brave than other Americans?

Should police officers be expected to be braver or less brave than other Americans?

politics
11 months ago
Do you think that police officers are, on average, braver or less brave than other Americans?

Do you think that police officers are, on average, braver or less brave than other Americans?

politics
11 months ago
Would you support or oppose a federal policy requiring police officers to intervene if they see other law-enforcement officials using excessive force?

Would you support or oppose a federal policy requiring police officers to intervene if they see other law-enforcement officials using excessive force?

politics
12 months ago
How often do you think police mislead the public in order to improve the public’s perception of them?

How often do you think police mislead the public in order to improve the public’s perception of them?

politics
12 months ago
In Oregon, sheriff's deputies may begin arresting people who refuse to heed evacuation orders issued because of wildfires. Would you support or oppose people being arrested for not following evacuation orders?

In Oregon, sheriff's deputies may begin arresting people who refuse to heed evacuation orders issued because of wildfires. Would you support or oppose people being arrested for not following evacuation orders?

politics
almost 2 years ago
Do you think being a police officer is or is not a respectable career?

Do you think being a police officer is or is not a respectable career?

legal
about 2 years ago