Questions - Stop and Frisk - Nov 1-2, 2013
Only 33% Think Most Judges Follow the Law in Their Rulings
36% Favor A Stop and Frisk Law Where They Live
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36% Favor A Stop and Frisk Law Where They Live
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 1-2, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have you followed news reports about New York
City’s stop and frisk law?
2* New York City allows police to stop and frisk anyone on the
street whom they consider suspicious. Do you favor or oppose having a stop and
frisk law where you live?
3* Do stop and frisk laws increase crime or decrease it? Or do such laws have no impact on the level of crime?
4* How concerned are you that stop and frisk laws might violate
the rights of some Americans?
5* Do
most judges in their rulings follow the letter of the law or try to make new
law that they like better?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence