2002

13 entries found for 2002

“Compared to whites, minority respondents indicated that they received both a lower quality of decision making and a lower quality of treatment.” & “The actions of authorities with whom minority respondents dealt were less understandable to them."

“Where a higher percentage of crime involves a black offender and a white victim, blacks have a substantially higher likelihood of being arrested… Differential arrest of blacks… reflects the degree of criminal threat that blacks constitute for whites in that area."

“The proactive surveillance of African American drivers, significantly increases as African Americans travel farther from ‘black’ communities and into whiter neighborhoods.” However, Black drivers “are the least likely to have legal problems (i.e., hits)” in these areas.

“African American women may need more extensive resources to maintain their safety… Funds may do more good if directed toward improving … shelter-based organizations, rather than focusing solely on criminal justice system response to domestic violence."

“Compared to other women, Black rape survivors are judged as less truthful and more to blame for their rapes. Black rape survivors are also less likely to seek supportive interventions and to disclose or report their rapes."

“Racial factors demonstrably influenced rape judgments… Participants judged women raped interracially as more blameworthy than those raped intraracially. Men recommended harsher sentences for Black … strangers. Racism scores positively predicted men’s victim blaming."

“These studies have demonstrated that the decision to shoot may be influenced by a target person’s ethnicity. In four studies, [non-police] participants showed a bias to shoot African American targets more rapidly and/or more frequently than White targets."

“Although these numbers were small, white children with fractures of indeterminate origin were less likely to be reported to CPS [Child Protective Services]… Differential reporting of abuse to CPS by race was seen among toddlers with accidental and indeterminate injuries."

“Bias-based policing impacts all aspects of policing, and many feel that it should be considered the most serious problem facing law enforcement today… Administrators often fail to recognize the true problems behind bias-based policing and respond only to symptoms."

“Despite its label, the war on drugs is not a war waged on inanimate objects. It is a war waged on Black women, children, and men."

“Another example is … [the] phrase ‘quality of life,’ which is used to give a humanitarian gloss to … urban policing… One might well question exactly whose quality of life is being protected. Young people of color are among the most affected by [more] policing."

“Perceptions of racial profiling threaten to erode the legitimacy of the criminal, discouraging citizens from participation in the everyday interactions with police that contribute to crime control and public safety. “

More than 2/3 of Black police officers* report being racially profiled with “dark-skinned” officers reporting even higher percentages.*