In the Aftermath of the Amadou Diallo Shooting, Several Psychologists

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the aftermath of the Amadou Diallo 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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