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Raymond Silverfox and Robert Stone Died in Police Custody

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Raymond Silverfox and Robert Stone died in police custody.Psychologists have investigated the role that racial stereotypes and prejudice have on police behaviour.How does a suspect's race affect police behaviour?


A) Racial prejudice does not influence police officers who have received training to look past a suspect's skin colour.
B) Racial prejudice can influence the thought processes of police officers,but very rarely their actual behaviour.
C) High levels of implicit stereotypes will lead police to react differently to a black suspect.
D) Mere awareness of racial stereotypes is enough to influence police behaviour,even if the officers do not endorse these stereotypes.

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