African American police officers made more than 15 fewer stops, about two fewer arrests on average than their White counterparts , ScienceNews.org found in a new study.
The study revealed that throughout 100 shifts, African American officers used force 0.1 fewer times.
The numbers correspond to a 29 percent reduction in stops, 21 percent reduction in arrests, and 32 percent reduction in force among Black officers than the average enforcement rates among their White peers.
"When I got the paper, I literally at one point said, 'hot damn,'" says Phillip Goff, a behavioral scientist at Yale Univer...
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