In One Study,police Officers Were Presented with Computer-Simulated Black and White

question 29

Multiple Choice

In one study,police officers were presented with computer-simulated Black and White suspects who were either armed or unarmed.What best summarizes the results?

• A)Police officers treated White and Black suspects the same.
• B)Police officers were more likely to shoot the unarmed suspect when he was Black than when he was White.
• C)Police officers' race bias disappeared with their efforts to make fair decisions.
• D)B and C
• E)All of the above.

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