When Avoidance Backfires
Interracial Officer-Citizen Dyads and the Consequences for Fleeing Suspects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2968740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J L Flexon (0000-0001-8198-3704), Stewart J D’alessio (0000-0002-1426-4133), L Stolzenberg (0000-0002-1655-5348) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 293-317 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Race and Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-3687 • E-ISSN: 2153-3687 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21533687241273307 |
| OpenAlex | W4401951393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Research suggests that Black citizens who experience an elevated fear of law enforcement frequently engage in avoidance strategies, such as fleeing, when confronted by police. There is also strong reason to speculate that this avoidance behavior commonly transpires when the police officer is White. Problematically, this avoidance strategy may place these citizens at an increased risk for officer use of force as the police seek to subdue fleeing suspects. The current study uses data drawn from the Evaluation of Less-Lethal Technologies on Police Use-of-Force project and a series of logistic regression equations and mediation analysis to determine whether Black suspects are more apt to flee from White police officers than other officer-suspect racial dyads and, because of this fleeing behavior, have a greater likelihood of experiencing force. After controlling for a variety of salient factors, results indicate support for this scenario. Policy implications are discussed. Plain language title When Avoidance Backfires: Mixed-Race Officer-Citizen Contacts and What Happens When Suspects Run From Police
Criminology · Law enforcement · Mediation · Officer · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Suspect · White (mutation · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Criminality and legal order
Why People Obey the Law
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Explaining suspects' resistance and disrespect toward police
The American racial divide in fear of the police
Minority Threat and Police Brutality
Young Black Men and Urban Policing in the United States
Strategic Responses to the Police Among Inner-City Youth
What is a Descriptive Representative
Race, Ethnicity, and Perceived Minority Police Presence
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Racial Threat and Social Control
Negotiating Unwelcome Police Encounters
Total, Direct, and Indirect Effects in Logit and Probit Models
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |