Confirming or resisting the ‘racist cop’ stereotype?: the importance of a police officer’s ‘guardian’ identity in moderating support for procedural justice

Police have been criticized for their biased treatment of minorities. While many officers do not hold prejudicial attitudes toward minorities, discrimination continues. Stereotype threat research offers one possible explanation for why this is so. Paradoxically, studies reveal that officers who feel...

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Authors: Murphy, Kristina (Author) ; McCarthy, Molly (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 10, Pages: 1031-1053
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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