Studies find racial bias throughout justice-system actors including officers

Evidence

Within the law, a number of studies have detected racial bias in police officers, prosecutors, and judges (see Correll et al., 2007; Kutateladze, Andiloro, & Johnson, 2016; Rachlinski, et al., 2009). One study found that, similar to the general public, police officers “often assume young Black men are more dangerous or aggressive than others” (Richardson, 2011, p. 2039). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 669

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 669