If Police Racial Profiling Is the Result of Organizational Rules

question 1

Multiple Choice

If police racial profiling is the result of organizational rules, agendas, and practices, then what level of anti-racist action is required to address the problem?

• A) Interpersonal
• B) Institutional
• C) Individual
• D) International

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Definitions:

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their own abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making a decision based on how closely a new situation or object resembles a prototype or typical case.

Fixation

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental set.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that allow people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently, though not always perfectly accurate.