The few bad apples narrative blocks institutional reform against racial bias
Evidence
The “few bad apples” narrative of policing suffers from a number of shortcomings. The overreliance on this narrative is problematic and impedes both our ability as a society to fully reckon with the influence of race on human decision-making and behavior and law enforcement’s eagerness to harness the power of institutional change as a response. Indeed, the narrative runs counter to social scientific evidence that demonstrates the profound ways race can influence us. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 389
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
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- The bad-apples framing blocks institutional responses to racial bias (similarity 0.94)
- Institutional practices can produce racial disparities without any racist intent (similarity 0.81)
- Racial bias pervades every domain rather than rare individuals (similarity 0.80)
- Neutral policies can produce racial disparities through disproportionate group exposure (similarity 0.79)
- Racial bias permeates every stage of the criminal justice system (similarity 0.79)
- Prosecutors attribute racial disparities to poverty and crime patterns rather than bias (similarity 0.78)
- Data-driven policy analysis can measurably reduce racial enforcement disparities. (similarity 0.78)