Why White Americans More Frequently Fail to View the Police Critically

Abstract It matters how people view the police—and that there is a substantial racial gap in these views. Research has primarily focused on police experiences to explain generally less-positive views among Black Americans. We recommend subtle but vital shift focus, seeking instead remarkably more favorable average about White Utilizing comparable data from two 2016 American National Election Studies surveys, we explore role of contact with police, politics, and three different dimensions attitudes views, finding Americans be shaped primary ways by concerns These factors, resentment particular, significant portion difference between discuss implications this particularly for work which sets positive as goal.