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Stereotype Threat And Racial Disparities At The Front End Of The Criminal Justice System, Megan J. O'Toole
Stereotype Threat And Racial Disparities At The Front End Of The Criminal Justice System, Megan J. O'Toole
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To avoid initial contact with a racially disparate criminal justice system, Black men in the US must be hyperaware of how others perceive them in public. These efforts may be futile, though, as decades of stereotype threat research suggests that the targets of well-known stereotypes often become so overwhelmed with trying to deflect them that they underperform in relevant situations. Through a series of three online experiments, this research examines whether stereotype threat applies to Black men’s experiences at the front end of the criminal justice system. Results reveal that references to the criminal justice system lead Blacks but not …