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    January 6, 2017
    2. Inside America’s police departments

    About four-in-ten officers say they are formally or informally expected to meet a certain number of arrests or tickets

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    About four-in-ten officers say they are formally or informally expected to meet a certain number of arrests or tickets

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    2. Inside America’s police departments

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    About four-in-ten officers say they are formally or informally expected to meet a certain number of arrests or tickets
    Most officers favor a requirement to intervene when another officer is about to use unnecessary force
    More police worry their fellow officers will not act quickly enough than worry they will act too quickly
    About a third of officers say, when put to the test, use-of-force guidelines in their department are very useful
    Officers in larger agencies less likely to say their department has trained and equipped them very well
    About four-in-ten officers say their department has done very well in training them adequately for their job
    Most officers say their department has too few officers to police the community
    For minor mistakes, more officers today agree coaching is used vs. punishment
    For assignments and promotions, about four-in-ten female officers say men are treated better than women
    In 2013, racial and ethnic minorities accounted for about a quarter of the police force and women made up about one-in-eight police officers
    About half of black officers say whites are treated better than minorities in assignments and promotions
    About half of officers say they are hardly ever or never asked for input about decisions that will affect them
    Most officers say they are treated with respect by their supervisor
    Police offer mixed support for their agency’s top leadership
    Officers in smaller agencies more likely to agree that their agency’s disciplinary process is fair
    A majority of officers are satisfied with their agency as a place to work

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