It turns out that worry may inspire poorer policing, including greater use of unreasonable force. New research finds evidence of "a particularly vicious cycle of stereotype threat, police force, and public trust," in which officers who feel their legitimacy has been questioned feel justified in resorting to coercive tactics. This was true of both black and white officers, according to the study, published in the journal Law and Human Behavior.
Read the full article by Tom Jacobs of Pacific Standard Magazine