In the Aftermath of the Amado Dialog Shooting,several Psychologists Have

question 41

Multiple Choice

In the aftermath of the Amado Dialog shooting,several psychologists have investigated the influence that a suspect's race might play in police decisions to shoot or not shoot.The results of these studies suggest that

• A)race does not influence police officers who have been trained to look past a suspect's skin color.
• B)race can influence the thought processes of police officers,but very rarely their actual behavior.
• C)police will react differently to an African-American suspect depending on their own level of racial prejudice.
• D)mere awareness of racial stereotypes is enough to influence police behavior,even if the officers do not endorse these stereotypes.

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