Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore the ideological gaps across a range of policing interactions with the public.

Design/methodology/approach

In a survey distributed via Mechanical Turk (MTurk) (n = 979), the authors explore the role that respondents' political ideology plays in the agreement of 13 aspects of policing services, their demeanor and decorum.

Findings

Attitudes toward policing interactions are slightly positive. Conservatives steadfastly hold positive attitudes about police. Liberals vacillate from negative to positive attitudes across the 13 policing interaction statements.

Social implications

Although small, there is an ideological consensus that police adequately protect citizens and are knowledgeable about the law.

Originality/value

Even at record lows of public confidence in the police, some subsections of the sample, such as conservatives, firmly hold positive attitudes about police. The unwavering support for police by conservatives continues across the multi-item measure of policing interactions, whereas liberals illustrated less uniformity in their attitudes.

中文翻译：

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坏苹果还是烂果园？公众与警察互动的态度和政治意识形态的作用

目的

本研究的目的是探讨警务与公众的一系列互动中的意识形态差距。

设计/方法论/途径

在通过 Mechanical Turk (MTurk)（n  = 979）分发的一项调查中，作者探讨了受访者的政治意识形态在警务服务的 13 个方面、他们的举止和礼仪方面所发挥的作用。

发现

人们对警务互动的态度略为积极。保守派对警察始终持积极态度。在 13 份警务互动声明中，自由派的态度从消极到积极摇摆不定。

社会影响

尽管规模很小，但人们在意识形态上达成了共识，即警察充分保护公民并且了解法律。

原创性/价值

即使公众对警察的信心创下历史新低，样本中的某些群体，例如保守派，仍然对警察坚定地持有积极态度。保守派人士在警务互动的多项衡量指标中继续坚定不移地支持警察，而自由派人士的态度则不太一致。