Sherman, Rebecca

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More segregated cities see a much higher disparity in fatal police shootings, controlling for crime rates, income, city demographics, and other factors. A 1 s.d. increase in racial segregation increased “the ratio of Black to White fatal police shooting rates… by 44.4%"

“Interventions, such as inherent-bias training, aim to alter the way police officers interact with Black individuals. The empirical evidence … suggests that training and interventions that change the way police interact with Black neighborhoods are needed."