In a 2015 study of 990 incidents of police using deadly force, what was found to be the critical factor in a police officer misinterpreting the behavior of a civilian as threatening?

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a. Incorrect. Poor night vision can occur for many reasons. It has not been a critical factor in a police officer misinterpreting the behavior of a civilian as threatening.
b. Incorrect. Excessive force is the use of force greater than that which a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.
c. Correct. The study found that implicit bias was a critical factor leading to a police officer misinterpreting the incident as threatening when interacting with a non-white individual.
d. Incorrect. Confirmation bias is the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

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