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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

Marier, Christopher J. / Moule, Richard K.

Vol. 44 Issue 5, pp. 836–857, 2019

10.1007/s12103-018-9459-1

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