Bias in video evidence: implications for police body cameras

Camera perspective bias demonstrates that videos of police interrogations focusing on the suspect yield higher ratings of guilt. This bias may generalize to police body camera videos that also focus on the suspect, particularly when observers with strong implicit racial attitudes watch a video with...

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Authors: Kalle, Ashley (Author) ; Hammock, Georgina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-140
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Keywords:
camera perspective bias
implicit attitudes
implicit racial bias
police body cameras
video evidence
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Summary:Camera perspective bias demonstrates that videos of police interrogations focusing on the suspect yield higher ratings of guilt. This bias may generalize to police body camera videos that also focus on the suspect, particularly when observers with strong implicit racial attitudes watch a video with a racial minority suspect. We tested whether focusing on the citizen, police officer, or both influenced perception of a filmed police encounter. Compared to those who watched the officer or both individuals, those who focused on the citizen rated the citizen more negatively and the officer more positively. Participants' implicit racial attitudes significantly predicted judgments of the officer and citizen for all measures.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 135-137
ISSN:1550-4409