APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Liberals and Conservatives Polarization on Police Reform May be Exaggerated

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Social

  • Christine Reyna
    DePaul University
  • Nancy Bartekian
    DePaul University

Abstract

During the 2020 BLM protests, liberals and conservatives appeared polarized regarding police reform. In a representative sample of US adults, we found that, despite significant effects of ideology, liberals and conservatives agreed more than disagreed about which police reform policies they want. Results suggest that polarization might be exaggerated.

Politics

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