Racial 'hierarchy of bias' drives decision to shoot armed, unarmed suspects, study finds
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 10:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Police officers and students exhibit an apparent "hierarchy of bias" in making a split-second decision whether to shoot suspects who appear to be wielding a gun or, alternatively, a benign object like a cell phone, research conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder and San Diego State University has found.