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In a study of French police recruits, find that (1) police recruits were more prejudiced and authoritarian than non-police—a selection effect, and (2) officers with one year of training were more prejudiced than new recruits—a socialization effect.

Prejudice in the Police: On the Processes Underlying the Effects of Selection and Group Socialisation

European Journal of Social Psychology

Gatto, Juliette / Dambrun, Michaël / Kerbrat, Christian / De Oliveira, Pierre

Vol. 40 Issue 2, pp. 252–269, 2010

10.1002/ejsp.617

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