Harvard University's Institute of Politics Pollsters Find Youth Distrusts Justice System. Is This A Surprise?

Have IOP pollsters considered asking "Would diverting the energy exerted in protests, looting, arson, rock throwing, engaging police in combat, destruction of tranquility, and vandalism to reforming the criminal justice system, have any effect?" Is that why the U.S. Department of Education demands universities take jurisdiction of sex offenses from the courts? Does the United States Government share this distrust? 



[From article]
Nearly half of young Americans reported little or no confidence that the criminal justice system treats individuals equally regardless of race or ethnicity, according to new findings of a national poll conducted by the Institute of Politics.
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The poll found that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a significant lead among potential candidates in the Democratic field, with 47 percent listing her as their first choice if the primary were to be held today.
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Sixty-one percent thought the U.S. should let the U.N. take the lead in addressing these global conflicts, down from 74 percent in 2014.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/5/1/iop-millennial-poll-spring/

Millennials Report Little Faith in Justice System, IOP Poll Shows
By LUCA F. SCHROEDER

Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
April 30, 2015

Young Adults Distrust Government, Show Healthy Skepticism

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/5/2/millenials-distrust-government/

Millennials Harbor Distrust Towards Government, IOP Reports
By MIA L. SOBIN,
Harvard Crimson CONTRIBUTING WRITER
May 2, 2013

More PR Flacks Needed To Confuse More People

Not only more lawyers are needed but more PR flacks like Davis Axelrod to confuse and to mislead all the people all the time. Here's an idea for U. Chicago IOP: Save energy by capturing all the hot air generated at the new IOP. Use it to melt the ice and snow each winter. Harvard's IOP refuses to do this because they have an unlimited supply of cash money from their ever expanding endowment.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/28/iop-university-chicago-politics/

Chicago IOP Seeks Harvard Guidance
By FRANCESCA ANNICCHIARICO and JOHN P. FINNEGAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Harvard Crimson
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Political Consultants To Lead Seminars At Harvard's IOP

Are these the public spirited men and women who extended the political campaign season to cover all years between elections, advising candidates how to run their campaigns? Do voters and taxpayers have more respect for politicians since the non stop campaigns began? Are better qualified citizens with some integrity and a hint of common sense appearing to run for office?

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/7/11/iop-fall-fellows-politics/

IOP Focuses on the Presidency in 2012 Fall Fellows Lineup
By MAYA JONAS-SILVER,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Protesters Uninterested in Voting, Political Process, Huh?

[From article]
"members of the Institute of Politics visited Dewey Square on Saturday as part of a voter registration effort to encourage civic participation both at Harvard and beyond.
“We thought it would be cool to go down to Occupy Boston to talk to people to see if they would be interested in getting involved in the political process,” said Amanda E. McGowan ’13, who chairs the IOP’s National Campaign program, which focuses on increasing voter registration on campus.
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members of the IOP were surprised to find that many occupiers were not interested in voting,
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“Some were already registered but did not want to vote. Others were not registered and did not want to be involved in the political system,” McGowan said.
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IOP President Jeffrey F. Solnet ’12 [. . .] said he sees the moment as an opportunity to motivate young people to become civically engaged.
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IOP members also organized a small Harvard contingent to attend a Sunday ‘teach-in’ in Dewey Square about creating successful social movements, led by Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Marshall L. Ganz ’64-’92."

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/10/24/IOP-Vote-Occupy-Boston/

IOP Registers 'Occupy' Protesters to Vote
By Jose A. DelReal,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Monday, October 24, 2011