Solid majorities of Americans across all racial groups do not believe either the police or the criminal justice courts treat all people equally, according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll. … The poll shows a resounding lack of confidence in the basic principle of equal justice under the law — a […] Read more »
George Floyd’s Death: One Year Later
Nearly a year after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, Americans remain more likely than they were before his death to say that police violence is a serious problem, but relatively few say attention in the past year to the issue has led […] Read more »
Where Views On Race And Police Stand A Year After George Floyd’s Murder
White and Black Americans have very different views of race in America and have had very different experiences when it comes to dealing with discrimination and trusting police, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll details. And three-quarters of American adults agree with the guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek […] Read more »
A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don’t think police treat Black people differently
The high profile killing of George Floyd and subsequent trial has forced many Americans to examine systemic racism and its role in criminal justice over the last year. A new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll suggests that more Americans are now recognizing disparities in the lived experience of people of color in […] Read more »
UT/TT poll: Majority of Texans oppose permitless carry, would ban police chokeholds and taxpayer-funded lobbying
Texas voters have some thoughts for lawmakers on guns, policing, abortion, alcohol to go and a variety of other issues that remain pending as the Texas Legislature enters the last month of its regular session, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Immigration and border security were the most […] Read more »
America’s Hidden Common Ground on Overcoming Divisiveness
As the country moves forward after the verdict in the murder of George Floyd, new research from the Public Agenda/USA TODAY Hidden Common Ground initiative finds that Americans share a deep sense of concern about partisan divisiveness but feel that it is important to try to find a pathway forward […] Read more »