Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Eliminating Qualified Immunity for Police
Posted: 18 Sep 2021
Date Written: July 16, 2020
Abstract
The Cato Institute Summer 2020 National Survey of 2,000 Americans conducted with YouGov finds that nearly two‐thirds (63%) of Americans support eliminating qualified immunity so that police officers can be sued for misconduct even if there is no previous legal case with similar facts that ruled officers may not engage in that conduct. Thirty‐seven percent (37%) oppose ending qualified immunity.
Keywords: qualified immunity, police officers, cop, cop immunity, police immunity, police reform, public opinion
JEL Classification: B10, Y1, Y10, H10
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ekins, Emily E., Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Eliminating Qualified Immunity for Police (July 16, 2020). Cato Institute, Survey Reports (2020), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3659979
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