Majority of police say fatal police-black encounters are isolated incidents; majority of the public says the encounters point to a bigger problem police % saying the deaths of blacks during encounters with
The opinions of police and the public also differ on some important issues facing the country. While a majority of the police and public support some gun control measures, roughly one-third of police (32%) but 64% of the public favor banning assault-style weapons. And while 67% of officers say the deaths of blacks in recent encounters with police are isolated incidents, less than half of the public (39%) shares this view.
Majority of police say fatal police-black  | encounters are isolated incidents;  | majority of the public says the  | encounters point to a bigger problem  | police % saying the deaths of blacks during encounters with  | police in recentyears are  | Signsof a broader  | Isolated  | problem  | incidents  | Officers  | 67  | 31  | Public  | 39  | 60  | Note: No answer category notshown.  | Source Survey oflaw enforcementofficers Aug conducted 16-Sept May 19-Aug  | 14. 2016; survey ofl S. adults conducted Aug 16-Sept 12. 2016.  | "Behind the Badge  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 