Influence of racial stereotypes on investigative decision-making in criminal investigations: A qualitative comparative analysis

Recent research suggests that the police are aware of the general trends in street crime and, from such awareness, tend to form impressions of the likelihood that persons belonging to various racial groups will commit certain types of crimes (e.g. drugs-related crimes). Such perceptions may lead to...

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Main Authors: Rashid Minhas, Dave Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1538588