{"id":14409,"date":"2020-06-24T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/poll-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-support-criminal-justice-reform\/"},"modified":"2020-06-24T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:15:00","slug":"poll-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-support-criminal-justice-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/poll-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-support-criminal-justice-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"#Poll shows Americans overwhelmingly support criminal justice reform"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Poll shows Americans overwhelmingly support criminal justice reform<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n WASHINGTON \u2014 Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who do so excessively, according to a new poll that finds nearly all Americans favor at least some level of change to the nation\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n

The new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds there is strong support for penalizing officers who engage in racially biased policing. Americans are more likely now than five years ago to say that police violence against the public is a very serious problem and that officers who cause injury or death on the job are treated too leniently.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, as a Black person, I\u2019m like, this has been happ<\/a>ening,\u201d said Kevin Richardson, 38, of Charlotte, North Carolina. \u201cWe should\u2019ve been knowing it, we should\u2019ve been seeing this and so now what\u2019s happened is, I\u2019ll be honest, white people are seeing it and saying, \u2018This is wrong.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey of American adults took place after weeks of mass demonstrations against police violence and calls from some politicians and activists to \u201cdefund\u201d departments in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died in custody after a white Minneapolis officer pressed his knee into Floyd\u2019s neck for nearly eight minutes.<\/p>\n

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A new AP-NORC poll finds a majority of Americans say the criminal justice system needs significant change, including many who believe it needs an overhaul.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Americans are largely united behind the idea that action is required: 29 percent think the criminal justice system needs \u201ca complete overhaul,\u201d 40 percent say it needs \u201cmajor changes\u201d and 25 percent say it needs \u201cminor changes.\u201d Just 5 percent believe no changes are necessary.<\/p>\n

Megan Pecknold, 33, of Spokane, Washington, said the protests have forced her to think about these issues in a way she had the luxury, as a white person, of previously ignoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had never really given much thought to police use of force. I\u2019m white. I\u2019ve never had a bad encounter with a police officer,\u201d she said. \u201cThe last few months have brought to light more of this for me and now I am educating myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly 6 in 10 Black Americans think the criminal justice system needs a complete overhaul, compared with about a quarter of white Americans who said the same. About 4 in 10 white Americans say major changes are needed; 3 in 10 prefer minor changes.<\/p>\n

While Democrats are more likely than Republicans to think the system needs an overhaul, 44 percent to 12 percent, Americans across party lines are nearly unanimous in thinking at least some change is necessary. Another 44 percent of Democrats think major changes are necessary. Among Republicans, 34 percent call for major changes and 47 percent for minor changes.<\/p>\n

The poll finds overwhelming support for changes in how police departments operate: requiring officers to wear body cameras, establishing clear standards for use of force, prosecuting officers who use excessive force and requiring officers to report misconduct by their peers.<\/p>\n

Despite their popularity, body cameras have not always proved to be the fix reformers hoped. But Kimberly Jones, 52, of New York City, said they are at the top of her list.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need more seeing what\u2019s going on as they\u2019re pulling up on people,\u201d she said. \u201cYou need to know from the start so you can stop something bad from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A new AP-NORC poll finds majorities of Americans strongly in favor of many police reforms, including establishing standards for use of force and prosecuting officers who use it excessively.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike strongly support establishing clear standards for use of force, requiring officers to wear video cameras and requiring officers to report misconduct by their peers. There also is bipartisan support for prosecuting officers who use excessive force and penalizing officers for racially biased policing, though more Democrats than Republicans intensely favor these policies.<\/p>\n

Brian Bernard, 54, a Republican and retired IT worker from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said the bystander video of Floyd\u2019s death was like watching a \u201c9-minute murder.\u201d But he said the problem is one of a bad cop, not a bad system. Banning chokeholds or requiring retraining won\u2019t make a bad officer better, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDemocrats and liberals seem to have a problem of only fixing symptoms,\u201d he said. \u201cThey can never see the actual problem and the problem is just a bad cop.\u201d<\/p>\n

While chants of \u201cdefund the police\u201d have become a rallying cry at some protests, the survey found that only 25 percent of Americans favor reducing law enforcement funding. Democrats are somewhat more likely to support than oppose doing so, 41 percent to 33 percent, while Republicans are overwhelming opposed.<\/p>\n

Bob Haines, 75, a pilot from Oklahoma City who supports President Donald Trump, said he thinks police officers do an excellent job.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like in my profession, most of us do a good job, but there are a few bad pilots,\u201d Haines said. \u201cA couple of incidents have happened and all of a sudden the sky\u2019s falling, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats and Republicans divide on whether the justice system should reduce the focus on policing and prosecuting low-level offenses, with 63 percent of Democrats and 30 percent of Republicans in favor. Overall, Americans are more likely to be in favor than opposed, 46 percent to 25 percent.<\/p>\n

To prevent police violence, most Americans also favor requiring all officers to participate in more extensive racial bias training. Majorities of Americans think that police are more likely to use deadly force against a Black person and that Black Americans are general<\/a>ly treated less fairly by police.<\/p>\n

Pecknold, who favors moderate changes in the criminal justice system, said those changes should be targeted at chipping away at systemic racist behavior.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Americans really understand how police are taught these tactics to begin with,\u201d she said. \u201cUnderstanding the details more will help us make smarter changes.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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