Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy and Mock Grand Juror Indictment Decisions in Cases of Lethal Force
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6434278 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kayla A Burd (0000-0002-0107-8788, Department of Psychology University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming USA), Kimberly Schweitzer (0000-0002-4123-8731, Department of Psychology University of North Dakota Grand Forks North Dakota USA), Cassandra Flick (0000-0003-0932-1399, Department of Psychology University of North Dakota Grand Forks North Dakota USA), Olivia K H Smith (0000-0003-2102-459X, Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming USA), Haley A Sturges (0000-0002-2904-1434, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice University of Pennsylvania Law School Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/casp.70110 |
| OpenAlex | W4410286262 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 61 |
Two experiments examined the potentially interactive effects of shooter identity (police officer vs. civilian) and unarmed victim race (Black vs. White) on grand juror decision‐making. In Experiments 1 ( N = 350) and 2 ( N = 344), mock grand jurors read and listened to mock testimony detailing the shooting by a police officer or civilian of an unarmed suspect (Black vs. White) and rendered an indictment decision. Those who chose to indict then selected a charge. Participants then completed several case‐related and individual difference measures (e.g., attitudes toward police legitimacy). In both experiments, there was no impact of victim race on indictment decisions. However, participants exposed to a police shooter were more likely to blame the victim compared to those exposed to a civilian shooter and were less likely to indict the officer. Further, attitudes toward police legitimacy predicted indictment and charging decision leniency, regardless of shooter identity or victim race
Criminology · Indictment · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |