Studies

Research on racial bias in policing

An oft-cited methodological issue with Fryer and others’ “whites are shot more often” argument.

“After we found hundreds of police officers in racist and extremist groups on Facebook, we tried to get the worst offenders’ disciplinary records from police departments."

“Researchers say police de-escalation helps keep protests peaceful. Police keep using escalation techniques, anyway."

“Police brutality is of little concern for White respondents. Only 6.6% worry a lot. … By contrast, experiencing police brutality is a major concern … for nearly one-third of Blacks."

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

“Nonmoving stops are more discretionary and should be expected to be more prone to extralegal considerations on the part of officers. This expectation was generally supported as African American drivers were more likely to experience a nonmoving stop by local police."

“Our investigation uncovered direct evidence of racial bias in the communications of influential Ferguson [PD] decision makers… The content of these communications is unequivocally derogatory,dehumanizing, and demonstrative of impermissible bias.” - DOJ

“Some have argued that this overrepresentation of youth of color in the justice system is simply a result of those youths committing more crimes … a true analysis is much more complicated … about two-thirds of the studies … showed negative ‘race effects.'"

Minority defendants are much more likely to be wrongly convicted. “90% of all exonerated juvenile defendants were black or Hispanic, an extreme disparity."