@article{ref1,
title="Policing protests: an experimental evaluation of the impact of protester race on support for police reform",
journal="Journal of experimental criminology",
year="2023",
author="Dunbar, Adam and Hanink, Peter A.",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="343-364",
abstract="OBJECTIVES  To assess how media images of protests calling for police reform affect public support for police reform policies.   Methods  Participants were randomly assigned to view a picture of a protest, which depicted predominately White protesters or predominately Black protesters. Participants then indicated their support for eight police reform policies. As a follow-up to the primary analyses, we conducted regression analyses to determine how assumptions of protest demographics influence support for reform.   Results  Exposure to images highlighting the racial demographics of a protest does not affect support for reform. However, support for police reform is influenced by preexisting opinions about protests calling for police reform, including the perceived racial composition of a protest.   Conclusions  Although the public is generally supportive of police reforms, support can be affected by situational factors; beliefs about the race of who is attending protests inform support for police reform.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1573-3750",
doi="10.1007/s11292-021-09499-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11292-021-09499-2"
}