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“We find that the implicit racial biases of White residents predict disproportionate regional use of lethal force with Blacks by police. This association is robust, reliably emerging across two conceptually distinct measures of racial bias."

Disproportionate Use of Lethal Force in Policing Is Associated With Regional Racial Biases of Residents Disproportionate Use of Lethal Force in Policing Is Associated With Regional Racial Biases of Residents
Disproportionate Use of Lethal Force in Policing Is Associated With Regional Racial Biases of Residents
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Hehman, Eric / Flake, Jessica K. / Calanchini, Jimmy
Vol. 9 Issue 4, pp. 393–401, 2018
10.1177/1948550617711229
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