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She Wrote a Book About Bias. Here’s How She Thinks Police Departments Should Approach Reform
Jennifer Eberhardt is a Stanford professor and MacArthur Genius award recipient who has worked with several police departments to improve their interactions with communities of color. In her 2019 book Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes
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In Wake Of George Floyd’s Death, Psychologist Reexamines Racial Bias In Policing
The back-to-back deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have spurred protests across the country. Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was shot multiple times by Louisville Metro Police Department officers after they forced their way inside her
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Racism: Further Considerations from Psychological Science
A look at several researchers who have studied racism in recent years. Collectively, they address the nature of racism and the social processes that maintain it; examine the issues of structural and institutional racism; explore the consequences of various forms of racism; and suggest possible paths of action to combat racism.
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Mahzarin R. Banaji Elected to American Philosophical Society
APS Past President Mahzarin R. Banaji has been elected to the American Philosophical Society for her revolutionary work on implicit social cognition.
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Interracial Contact in Medical School Predicts Less Racial Bias
Interracial contact with other practitioners during medical school may help reduce physicians’ racial bias, improving treatment outcomes for patients.
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Interracial Contact During Medical School Predicts Less Racial Bias
Interracial contact with other practitioners during medical school may help reduce physicians’ racial bias, improving treatment outcomes for patients.
