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“Using a sample of 12,376 sworn law enforcement officers in 98 agencies… Officers perceiving [low public support of police] … become much more distrustful of the public, and are more likely to justify the use of coercive tactics in the course of police work."

Feeling Blue: Officer Perceptions of Public Antipathy Predict Police Occupational Norms
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Vol. 44 Issue 5, pp. 836–857,
2019
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