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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 2014 Jan 1;651(1):44–73. doi: 10.1177/0002716213502920

Table 2. Criminal Justice Attitudes among Relate Females (N=164).

Honesty of Criminal Justice Officials Not honest at all Slightly honest Somewhat honest Very honest Extremely honest Don't Know
Police Officers (in your neighborhood) 17% 32% 36% 12% 1% 2%
Parole Officers 13% 24% 38% 12% 4% 9%
Criminal Court Judges 9% 23% 42% 16% 4% 5%
Correctional Officers 18% 26% 43% 5% ---- 9%
Respect for Criminal Justice Officials No respect at all A little respect A medium amount of respect A lot of respect A great deal of respect Don't Know
Police Officers (in your neighborhood) 14% 34% 25% 21% 5% ----
Parole Officers 12% 33% 26% 21% 5% 4%
Correctional Officers 15% 34% 29% 13% 4% 5%
General Respect or Disrespect for Criminal Justice Officials Because of the Way they Treat People Extremely disrespected Somewhat disrespected Neither respected nor disrespected Somewhat respected Extremely respected Don't Know
Police Officers (in your neighborhood) 23% 29% 27% 20% 1% 1%
Parole Officers 13% 32% 21% 23% 5% 7%
Correctional Officers 21% 35% 21% 13% 2% 7%
How Fairly the Criminal Justice System Treats People Not at all fairly Slightly fairly Somewhat fairly Very fairly Extremely fairly Don't Know
23% 24% 44% 6% 3% ----
Upset that Police Can Stop People on the Streets and Require Them to Identify Themselves Not upset at all Slightly upset Somewhat upset Very upset Extremely upset Don't Know
19% 12% 24% 23% 22% ----
How Hard or Easy The Criminal Courts are on People Accused of a Crime Extremely hard Somewhat/Slightly hard Neither hard nor easy Slightly/Somewhat easy Extremely easy Don't Know
35% 34%/12% 10% 3%/2% 2% 1%
Number of People Convicted of Crimes who are Actually Innocent None at all A few A medium amount A lot A great deal Don't Know
2% 54% 24% 12% 4% 2%