Studies

Research on racial bias in policing

“Police and law enforcement discrimination is common among Black [sexual minority men] as about 43% of participants reported it over the past year… Rates of police and law enforcement discrimination were … associated with both psychological distress and sexual HIV risk."

“The results in the current study demonstrate law enforcement contact among Black fathers have detrimental outcomes in familial relationships with their child’s mother… Police stops have a deleterious impact on familial relationships."

“Whites can possess a gun … and carry that gun freely without suspicion or scrutiny … a privilege not afforded to black and brown Americans even when the gun they possess is a toy, or more hauntingly, even when the thing they possess is a cell phone or wallet."

“Caucasians were not apprehensive of being harassed or wrongfully accused by police officers, but their African American counterparts were.” & “Accused are innocent until proven guilty; however, my findings revealed that participants perceived this as being the opposite."

“Police legitimacy and legal authoritarian attitudes significantly predicted [teachers'] belief that the Black student—but not the White student—should be punished [and] … are particularly likely to condone police violence if the victimized student is Black."

“We found no significant relationship between the racial identification of a suspect and … the likelihood that the suspect was caught… Our findings suggest that crime reports that include race can prime stereotypes linking Black people with crime."

“Those who… shared … the belief that racially disparate policing practices are a problem were substantially less likely to vote for Donald Trump… On the other side… support for the police was only associated with vote choice among those with high racial resentment."