1. A new paper finds the probability of a white cop using force increases the more minorities are in the neighborhood they were called to. The same is less true of non-white cops. Some are presenting this as evidence that white cops are biased...
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2. The paper itself recognizes that this inference is invalid because it could be that it is the non-white cops who are exhibiting bias. In fact, there are several good reasons to think that this is the more likely explanation.
3. First, it is generally true that white american exhibit very little racial bias while minorities exhibit bias that is quite significant. Our priors should therefore be on the side of minorities exhibiting greater bias. Moreover, the use of force by...
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4. Black cops barely increases in more black-areas. Given that there are large racial differences in rates of violent crime, this is hard to explain without appealing to bias on the part of black police officers.
The paper also notes that these findings are inconsistent with...
The paper also notes that these findings are inconsistent with...
other research which suggests no racial bias. This may be due to the non-representativeness of the two undisclosed cities this paper is based on.
For these reasons, the paper should not be interpreted as showing that white cops are racially biased.
ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2019/08/10/on-…
For these reasons, the paper should not be interpreted as showing that white cops are racially biased.
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