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SUBMITTER: Milner AN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718646 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20160119 1
Social justice issues remain some of the most pressing problems in the United States. One aspect of social justice involves the differential treatment of demographic groups in the criminal justice system. While data consistently show that Blacks and Hispanics are often treated differently than Whites, one understudied aspect of these disparities is how police officers' assessments of suspects' size affects their decisions. Using over 3 million cases from the New York Police Department (NYPD) Sto ...[more]