WABC-TV/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Poll, February 1985 (ICPSR 8561)

Published: Feb 16, 1992

Principal Investigator(s):
WABC-TV; New York Daily News

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08561.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This survey focuses on the New York City Police Department. Respondents were asked for their opinions on police performance, Commissioner Benjamin Ward, use of force in making arrests, and restrictions on use of force hampering and endangering police. A topic receiving major emphasis was the incident in which Mrs. Eleanor Bumpers was shot and killed by police. Questions on this topic included whether the officer involved was justified in the shooting, the probability that he would be found guilty of manslaughter, and whether the requests for transfer of all emergency service police should be granted.

Citation

WABC-TV, and New York Daily News. WABC-TV/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Poll, February 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08561.v1

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Subject Terms

crime demographic characteristics domestic policy economic indicators issues local government local politics police officers police performance police protection political attitudes public opinion social attitudes

Geographic Coverage

New York City United States New York (state)

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1985-01

Date of Collection

1985-01

Data Collection Notes

For reasons of confidentiality, respondents' phone numbers have been replaced with blanks.

Methodology

Sample

Households were selected by random digit dialing.

Universe

The population of New York City, aged 18 and over.

Data Source

telephone interviews

Data Type(s)

survey data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1988-10-25

Version Date

1992-02-16

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.

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