Oakland police tend to treat black drivers with less respect than white ones, linguistic analysis shows

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 20:11 in Psychology & Sociology

After reviewing transcripts of traffic stops involving 981 motorists, Stanford researchers have come up with proof of something that many Americans have believed for a very long time: Police officers tend to treat black citizens with less respect than white citizens. This is true regardless of...

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