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Attitudes to changing the way police and law enforcement officers are portrayed in TV shows in the United States as of June 2020

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somehwhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know/ No opinion
Shows about police and law enforcement officers should change to better represent the criminal justice system	22%	34%	12%	10%	22%
Shows about police and law enforcement officers should change to better represent alternative views about the police	18%	29%	14%	14%	25%
Shows about police and law enforcement officers should change to more accurately reflect policing in the United States	23%	33%	13%	9%	22%
Shows about police and law enforcement officers accurately reflect policing and the criminal justice system in the United States	16%	29%	18%	14%	23%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 11 to 13, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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A survey examining the portrayal of police officers on television in the United States found that 56 percent of Americans think TV shows should change to better represent the criminal justice system. There was also support from 56 percent of respondent for shows to change in order to more accurately reflect policing in the United States, whereas only 45 percent of respondents felt that shows already accurately reflect the current system.