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Republicans and Democrats have vastly different opinions about how well police do their jobs and the realities of policing today.

On some subjects, racial differences among the police are considerably more pronounced than they are among the public as a whole.

Lack of formal education is widespread in many countries in south Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

A new Pew Research Center nationwide survey of 7,917 police officers focuses on a wide range of topics about policing, including how police view their jobs, officers’ experiences in the field and how these fatal encounters have impacted the way they do their jobs.

Read an interview with Senior Editor Rich Morin and Senior Research Methodologist Andrew Mercer, who were involved in our groundbreaking police officer survey.

Majorities of police officers say that recent high-profile encounters between black citizens and police have made their jobs riskier and left many officers reluctant to fully carry out some of their duties.

Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.

Tell us how you think police would answer each of five questions in a Pew Research Center nationwide survey of 7,917 police officer then we’ll tell you how officers actually answered each question i

At least four secretaries of state previously worked as top executives for large private-sector companies.

Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.