Mock juror perceptions of police shootings: the effects of victim race and shooting justifiability

Recent police shootings of African Americans have led citizens to question police officers’ use of force. Thus, it is important to determine whether mock jurors can distinguish between justifiable and unjustifiable police shootings - and whether their judgements depend on victim race. Media attentio...

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Authors: Huff, Jessica (Author) ; Alvarez, Mauricio J. (Author) ; Miller, Monica K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 87-101
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Keywords:
bandwagon effect
Jury decision making
Police use of force
Public Opinion
victim race