John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: . . . Gun control advocates just can’t accept the fact that concealed handgun permit holders are incredibly law-abiding. The New York Times’ recent attack on permit holders is typical. It is filled with...
Police
Updated: Comparing conviction rates between police and concealed carry permit holders
A recent study provides numbers on police convictions over a three-year period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. This data was put together by doing news searches on media sources throughout the US. There are two reasons that their method makes police...
CPRC on WVON in Chicago for a lively discussion on black’s trust of police officers
Maya Akai had John Lott on WVON, the big black talk radio station in Chicago, to discuss his findings that if you look at the rate that blacks report crimes to police it appears that blacks trust police more than most people believe. It was a very lively program,...
CPRC in Investors’ Business Daily: “Do Blacks Really Feel Especially Distrustful Of Cops?”
CPRC's piece in Investors' Business Daily starts this way: With chants of "NYPD, KKK" and signs saying "Stop Racist Police Terror" up until days before Christmas, protesters in New York made it clear that they don't trust the police. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's...
CPRC discusses the debate over police and race with Steve Malzberg on News Max, Michigan Talk Network, and the Sandy Rios Show
The interview with Steve Malzberg on Monday December 22nd, 2014 is available here. The interview with the Michigan Talk Network on Monday , December 22nd, 2014 from 7:45 to 7:52 AM is available here. The interview with the Sandy Rios Show on Monday , December 22nd,...
CPRC on the Sean Hannity Radio Show: Talking about race and police
On Friday, CPRC's John Lott talked to Buck Sexton, who was substituting for Sean Hannity, about whether the polling of blacks about police really reflects what they really believe. The interview on Friday, December 19th went from 5:09 to 5:16 PM EDT.
CPRC at Fox News: “Expert: Blacks trust police more than whites do”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Do blacks trust police more than whites do? Given the anger over events in Ferguson and New York City, the very question seems absurd. But it is not. Behind the polls and demonstrations, there is evidence that...
CPRC discussing whether blacks really trust the police with Lars Larson and Larry Elder
Here is the audio of John Lott on the Lars Larson Show on Thursday, December 12th, 2014 from 7:35 to 7:40 PM EST. Here is the audio of John Lott on the Larry Elder Show on Tuesday, December 10th, 2014 from 6:30 to 7:00 PM EST (part 1 and part 2).
Do Blacks trust the police more than whites or Hispanics do?
A recent Gallup survey shows 50% of blacks believe that black males are more likely to go to prison than white males primarily because of discrimination. By contrast, only 19% of whites agreed. Blacks also indicate that they have less confidence in police and the...
CPRC on KTSA on the Eric Garner case in New York City
John Lott was on the Trey Ware Morning Show at 8:45 AM on Thursday, December 4th to talk about the Eric Garner case and the general behavior of the police.
CPRC at Fox News: “Ferguson: Obama contines to undermine police departments around the country”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News explains the dangers that police face and starts this way: As a response to the police shooting of Michael Brown, President Obama proposes $263 million for police training and body cameras. But more police training wouldn’t have...
CPRC in the New York Daily News: “Dangerous distortions about cops shooting black men: An oft-cited figure is based on incomplete data and questionable math”
John Lott's newest piece at the New York Daily News starts this way: Exaggerations have poisoned discussions about relations between blacks and the police. “Black men between the ages of 15 and 19 are 21 times as likely as whites to be killed by a police officer,”...


