Not The Groups You Might Think But Racial Groups Suffer Disparate Consequences After Unfair Police Treatment
George Floyd’s high-profile death has become synonymous with unfair police treatment.
His death has sparked discussions surrounding police reform and the long-term consequences for people who experience violent contact with police.
But what does research say more generally about unfair treatment by police?
One of the biggest questions that researchers like my colleague and I examine is whether different groups of individuals – young people, racial and ethnic minorities and those from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds – are more likely than their respective counterparts to report police treatment that they perceive to be unfair.
We focus on perceptions of police interaction because research has long contended that “citizens’ perceptions of police stops may be considered just as important...