"dialogue between the police and residents"
Even the Obama-Holder Dept. of Just Us and Our People must be aware that outrageous charges against law enforcement is b.s.
Even under Obama-Holder there were studies of the issue.
My summary of STUDY FINDS SOME RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE BEHAVIOR DURING CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC
An estimated
Contact between police and the public
The majority of persons
thought the police behaved properly during the contact. Less than 5 percent filed a complaint.
Black drivers were more likely than
to be pulled over in a traffic stop; 13%, 10% and 10% respectively.
Less than one percent each
were (equally) likely to be stopped in a street stop. Blacks were less likely than whites and Hispanics to believe the police behaved properly during the encounter.
About
believed they were stopped for a legitimate reason.
For the traffic stops
67 percent, 74 percent, and 84 percent respectively believed the reason for the stop was legitimate.
When residents and officers are
the residents were more likely to believe
About
The majority of both did not believe the police had a legitimate reason for the search.
White drivers were searched at lower rates than
About one in eight U.S. residents
Police response
were satisfied with the police response; and
who reported a crime or neighborhood disturbance thought the police were helpful.
For noncrime emergency
to think the police were helpful; 83 percent, 96 percent, and 94 percent respectively.
Other findings include―
"In 2011, there were small racial differences in the percentage of drivers who were ticketed. A greater percentage of black (7 percent) and Hispanic (6 percent) drivers were ticketed than white drivers (5 percent)."About one percent of drivers pulled over in traffic stops had physical force used against them by police. Of these drivers, 55 percent believed the police behaved properly during the stop.
"About six in 10 requests for police assistance involved face-to-face contact with an officer."
"These finding are based on the Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS), a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, which asked a nationally representative sample of U.S. residents age 16 or older about experiences with police during the prior 12 months.
"The reports, Police Behavior during Traffic and Street Stops, 2011 (NCJ 242937) and Requests for Police Assistance, 2011 (NCJ 242938), were written by BJS statisticians Lynn Langton and Matthew Durose. The reports, related documents and additional information about the Bureau of Justice Statistics statistical publications and programs can be found on the BJS website at http://www.bjs.gov/."
My EMPHASIS ON SURVEY.