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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2% | 54% | 24% | 12% | 4% | 2% |