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Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 2002 National SurveyPresents data on the nature and characteristics of contacts between residents of the U.S. and the police over a 12-month period. Findings are provided from a nationally representative survey of nearly 80,000 residents age 16 or older. Detailed information is presented on face-to-face contacts with the police, including the reason for and outcome of the contact, resident opinion on police behavior during the contact, and whether police used or threatened to use force during the contact. The report provides demographic characteristics of residents involved in traffic stops and use-of-force encounters and discusses the relevance of the survey findings to the issue of racial profiling. Highlights include the following:
04/05 NCJ 207845 This publication is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page. Acrobat file (886K) | ASCII file (62K) | Spreadsheets (zip format 25K) |
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