Race and the newsroom: 7 studies to know
…civil rights coverage across two eras, drawing threads from the findings of the Kerner Commission to the 2014 uprisings against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore in 2015. The…
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America uprising: Scholars reflect on the death of George Floyd. Plus, 10 tips for journalists covering protests against police violence.
…the quick condemnation of the cop by pretty much everybody — even on the police side. So many police officers, police chiefs and even police unions. The cop was vilified,…
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Excessive or reasonable force by police? Research on law enforcement and racial conflict
…of black incarceration can prompt greater support among whites for tougher policing and prison programs. Keywords: crime, local reporting, racism, violence, police enforcement, police brutality, body cameras, technology, policing…
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Police violence and black communities: Analyzing the trust deficit
…on policing in minority communities, including research on excessive or reasonable force, perceptions of police discrimination, how body cameras affect police interactions with the public, and deaths in police custody….
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Do body cameras change how police interact with the public?
…of police stop-and-frisk tactics. Keywords: police brutality, excessive force, body cameras, body cams, body-worn cameras, technology, policing, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Freedom of Information, public…
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How U.S. urban unrest in the 1960s can help make sense of Ferguson, Mo.: Research brief
…than 500,000. Furthermore, urban outbursts were usually sparked by a specific kind of incident — an episode of real or rumored police brutality toward poor, minority urban residents. Incidents might…
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Analyzing race, crime and urban violence, after Ferguson: Research perspectives and data
…concluded that young black males are 21 times more likely to be shot by police than their white counterparts: “The 1,217 deadly police shootings from 2010 to 2012 captured in…
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Violent crime in the developing world: Research roundup
…justice system.” “Procedural Justice, Police Legitimacy, and Helping the Police Fight Crime Results From a Survey of Jamaican Adolescents” Reisig, Michael D. Police Quarterly, March 2009, Vol. 12, No….
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Racial discrimination and health effects: Current research and new areas of study
…about a third of whites believe blacks are treated less fairly by the police, while 70% of blacks said they believed police are less fair to them. Regarding treatment in the…
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The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup
…opposition, by facilitating new connections among middle-class youth opposed to the regime, and by supporting the circulation of stories about regime repression and police brutality. Social media functioned to broker…
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