Whites Support Harsher Criminal Laws If More Blacks Are Arrested
Study Suggests Whites Willing To Support Harsher Criminal Laws If More Blacks Are Arrested
A new study suggests that white people are willing to support harsher criminal laws if they think more Black people will be arrested. According to the study, by informing white people that African Americans are significantly over-represented in the prison population “may actually bolster support for the very policies that perpetuate the inequality.”
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