Policing

Planned This chapter has not been written. It is listed so the book shows its full scope.

The question

When did attitudes toward the police become a partisan divide?

The data

• ANES Cumulative Data FileYears: 1948-2024 (33 study years; even years only after 2004; no 2006, 2010 or 2014 study)
• General Social SurveyYears: 1972-2024 (35 study years)
• NationscapeYears: 2019-07-18 to 2021-04-15 (85 weekly waves)
• Cooperative Election StudyYears: 2006-2024 (every year; self-reported turnout is available in the 10 even years)

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The scope

Individuals Each row of the data is a person, so results describe people and can be compared across groups.

The chapter sits in Part V, Race and racial attitudes, the great sorting. Its unit of analysis is individuals. See how the book treats evidence.