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Significance By analyzing all Facebook posts from pages maintained by US law enforcement agencies, we show that Facebook users are exposed to posts about serious crimes that significantly overrepresent Black… Click to show full abstract
Significance By analyzing all Facebook posts from pages maintained by US law enforcement agencies, we show that Facebook users are exposed to posts about serious crimes that significantly overrepresent Black suspects relative to local arrest rates. Our results point to one mechanism by which the state itself may reinforce racial stereotypes about crime. Prior research shows that these stereotypes, in turn, may heighten demand for the state’s penal services.
Keywords:
facebook overreport;
police agencies;
black suspects;
agencies facebook;
overreport black
Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Year Published: 2022
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