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. 2021 Nov 15:paab070. doi: 10.1093/police/paab070

Table 2:

Fairness and trust in the police

Wave I
Wave II
Agree + strongly agree Disagree + strongly disagree Agree + strongly agree Disagree + strongly disagree
Pandemic period
5. I trust police officers to behave with integrity even when they are enforcing the emergency regulations.*** 57.6% 16.2% 34.5% 33.2%
(N = 974) (N = 974) (N = 964) (N = 964)
6. Police functioning during the coronavirus crisis strengthened my trust in the police.*** 38.7% 25.5% 13.3% 51.3%
(N = 967) (N = 967) (N = 925) (N = 925)
General evaluations
7. Police officers are often dishonest. 42.8% 22.7% 39.8% 22.9%
(N = 969) (N = 969) (N = 961) (N = 961)
8. The IP treats citizens fairly.*** 28.8% 31.3% 20.8% 38.6%
(N = 967) (N = 967) (N = 956) (N = 956)
9. I have trust in the IP.*** 41.7% 24.2% 30.9% 31.3%
(N = 980) (N = 980) (N = 977) (N = 977)
The costs of policing the pandemic
10. The role of the IP in enforcing the emergency regulations of the coronavirus crisis negatively affects the relationship between the police and citizens.*** 16.9% 52.2% 51.6% 18.7%
(N = 942) (N = 942) (N = 924) (N = 924)
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P < 0.001