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Study finds police violence judged less severe when victim has immigrant background

Police violence is judged differently depending on who is affected. When people with an immigrant background are targeted, abusive police actions are perceived as less serious. This is the conclusion of a new international study published in Harvard Dataverse.

Study finds police violence judged less severe when victim has immigrant background
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Police violence is judged differently depending on who is affected. When people with an immigrant background are targeted, abusive police actions are perceived as less serious. This is the conclusion of a new international study published in Harvard Dataverse.

Originally published at Phys.org

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