Do Police Officers in the USA Protect and Serve All Citizens Equally?

William De Soto
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William De Soto: Department of Political Science, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA

Social Sciences, 2018, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: Survey research has clarified the extent to which racial minorities and majority white Americans disagree about whether police should be trusted. Racial minorities are generally far more suspicious of the police officers who serve their communities. Other forms of evidence would appear to corroborate the views of minority citizens in the USA. This requires scholars and others interested in policing to think about reforms that may create a fairer system of law enforcement.

Keywords: policing; minorities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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