Spencer, Katherine B.

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“Racial bias in police use of lethal force appears to be a real and pronounced phenomenon with dire consequences… Bolstering this evidence is the finding that, in 10 known incidents of off-duty officers being fatally shot by on-duty officers, 9 … were Black or Hispanic."

“Pervasive stereotypes linking Blacks and Latinos with violence, crime, and even specifically weapons are likely to cause [police] to make misattributions in…the intentions and behaviors of citizens. This can lead to racially disparate rates of…arrests and use of force."

8 of the 10 off-duty officers killed by another officer due to mistaken identity were Black.