Tables

Question:  How much trust do you have in (the)….

%

All

N=651

Demo-
crats

N=229

Republi-
cans

N=190

Black

N=80

White

N=523

White Demo-
crats

N=171

 White Republi-
cans

N=173

Police to treat all suspects equally?

A lot

35

27

55

11

39

32

57

Some

42

46

32

34

42

47

33

Only a little

12

17

5

29

10

14

4

None at all

6

6

5

16

5

2

5

Don't know / refused

5

4

3

10

4

4

2

Prosecutors to treat all defendants equally?

A lot

26

18

42

9

29

21

44

Some

44

44

41

38

45

46

41

Only a little

16

21

10

29

13

19

8

None at all

7

10

4

16

6

7

4

Don't know / refused

7

7

3

9

7

8

4

Ability of all defendants, regardless of income, to get competent attorneys to help defend them?

A lot

14

11

21

8

16

12

22

Some

36

30

47

19

39

32

47

Only a little

28

31

18

34

27

33

17

None at all

14

22

6

34

11

16

5

Don't know

8

5

8

6

8

6

9

Ability of defendants to have their case heard before a competent and unbiased jury?

A lot

34

30

42

11

39

36

44

Some

38

37

38

34

38

38

38

Only a little

16

21

10

31

14

18

8

None at all

6

6

5

15

4

2

5

Don't know

7

6

5

9

6

7

5

Ability of police investigators to collect and process evidence, such as DNA and fingerprints, correctly?

A lot

36

29

51

19

40

35

51

Some

43

42

38

44

42

42

37

Only a little

10

15

5

19

8

12

4

None at all

5

7

3

13

4

4

4

Don't know

6

7

4

6

6

8

4

On the issue of the death penalty, in general, would you say you support the death penalty or oppose it?

Support

60

49

77

29

65

57

80

Oppose

26

34

14

50

22

27

13

Don't know / depends

13

17

8

21

12

15

7

Refused

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

               

 

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