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Table 1

Descriptive statistics of attitudes of police interaction statements

Statement: Police officers …	Mean (SD)
… do not let personal biases interfere with their work	5.58 (2.92)
… generally do an adequate job policing neighborhoods	6.19 (2.53)
… could adequately protect citizens from harm	6.61 (2.34)
… make citizens feel at ease when they are around	5.92 (2.66)
… do not let emotions impact their ability to do their job	5.37 (2.94)
… are knowledgeable about the law	6.65 (2.40)
… do not bully members of the public	5.60 (2.78)
… are not dismissive of the public's concerns	5.72 (2.74)
… treat everyone with dignity	5.66 (2.79)
… respect individual citizens' rights	6.04 (2.68)
… are courteous to citizens they come into contact with	6.12 (2.50)
… provide the same quality of service to all citizens	5.68 (2.99)
… always act in accordance with the law	5.92 (2.78)

Statement: Police officers …	Mean (SD)
… do not let personal biases interfere with their work	5.58 (2.92)
… generally do an adequate job policing neighborhoods	6.19 (2.53)
… could adequately protect citizens from harm	6.61 (2.34)
… make citizens feel at ease when they are around	5.92 (2.66)
… do not let emotions impact their ability to do their job	5.37 (2.94)
… are knowledgeable about the law	6.65 (2.40)
… do not bully members of the public	5.60 (2.78)
… are not dismissive of the public's concerns	5.72 (2.74)
… treat everyone with dignity	5.66 (2.79)
… respect individual citizens' rights	6.04 (2.68)
… are courteous to citizens they come into contact with	6.12 (2.50)
… provide the same quality of service to all citizens	5.68 (2.99)
… always act in accordance with the law	5.92 (2.78)

Note(s): The level of agreement ranged from 0 = “not at all” to 10 = “a great degree”; SD = standard deviation

Source(s): Table by authors