Off-duty Black officers are disproportionately shot by fellow police officers mistaken about identity

Evidence

But, as I have personally said to police officials, ignoring unflattering evidence will not make it go away. The term “disparity” as typically used by scholars, and as I use it here, means there is some observable difference between the likelihood of a given outcome (e.g., being searched during a traffic stop) for different groups. The term does not convey what causes the difference and is certainly not automatic proof of deliberate racism. In the approach that my collaborators and I take in our research on race and policing, and in our many conversations with the members of law enforcement with whom we partner, finding disparities is not an indictment of racism nor is it the final word, but rather it is the starting point for a dialogue about how to improve policecommunity relations. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 356 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Police officers suppress race-linked shooting errors but still react faster against Black suspects — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1364; Crime priming makes officers misremember Black faces as more stereotypically Black — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 403; Even trained police and black participants shoot unarmed black figures more — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 222 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Racial disparity in policing is distinct from proof of racism #complicates (0.75) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 356