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Study: Perceived threats from police officers, black men predict support for policing reforms

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At a time of intense national attention on law enforcement and race, a new 91̽»¨ study suggests that racially based fear plays a role in public support for policing reforms.

The research, conducted by 91̽»¨postdoctoral researcher and July 12 in the open-access journal , used a series of experiments to gauge participants’ level of support for policing reforms in relation to whether they felt threatened by police officers or black men.