Thinking fast, not slow: How cognitive biases may contribute to racial disparities in the use of force in police-citizen encounters

Daniel P. Mears, Miltonette O. Craig, Eric A. Stewart and Patricia Y. Warren

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 53, issue C, 12-24

Abstract: To illuminate how racial disparities in police use of force may arise and to guide research aimed at explaining such disparities.

Keywords: Policing; Racial disparities; Cognitive bias; Use of force (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.09.001

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