Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in the United States

Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by holdenk on Friday July 08, 2016 @01:59PM (#12057440)

I'm not sure I agree with you - having a higher encounters rate need not be limited to simple neighborhood selection for policing (although there is likely bias there too) - rather simply choosing who to interact with may exhibit bias (e.g. is the police officer more likely to have an encounter with a black person even in a predominantly white neighborhood)?

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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by CWuestefeld on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:17PM (#12057596)

I'd have to agree with the GP.

To your point, a bias in the encounter rate (assuming it exists) is a significant problem, and one that would need to be addressed. But it's also a distinct problem, and there's no reason to believe that the violence problem and the disproportionate-encounter problem would be amenable to the same solution.

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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by loco5niner on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:31PM (#12057682)

Just to clarify... GP = GrandParent (comment) = akud's comment ?

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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by CWuestefeld on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:34PM (#12057704)

Yes, sorry if I was cryptic.

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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by loco5niner on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:44PM (#12057770)

No problem. I just haven't picked up on the local lingo yet. Thanks for verifying.

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