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“Although our data and statistical approach were valid to estimate the question we actually tested…given continued misuse of the article (e.g. MacDonald 2020) we felt the right decision was to retract the article rather than publish further corrections.” cc:@ManhattanInst

Statement on the Retraction of “Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings” Statement on the Retraction of “Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings” We were careless when describing the inferences that could be made from our data. This led to the misuse of our article to support the position that the probability of being shot by police did not differ between Black and White Americans (MacDonald, 2019). To be clear, our work does not speak to this issue and should not be used to support such statements. We accordingly issued a correction to rectify this statement (Johnson & Cesario, 2020). We were careless when describing the inferences that could be made from our data. This led to the misuse of our article to support the position that the probability of being shot by police did not differ between Black and White Americans (MacDonald, 2019). To be clear, our work does not speak to this issue and should not be used to support such statements. We accordingly issued a correction to rectify this statement (Johnson & Cesario, 2020).
Statement on the Retraction of “Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings”
Retraction
Cesario, Joseph / Johnson, David J.
6 July 2020
https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PNAS_STATEMENT.pdf
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