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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by mc32 on Friday July 08, 2016 @03:02PM (#12057867)
We could further look at bias differences by studying areas of police encounters in predominantly poor areas with similar rates of crime but with different racial profiles.
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Re:Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings in t... by dragonwriter on Friday July 08, 2016 @07:00PM (#12059168)
> We could further look at bias differences by studying areas of police encounters in predominantly poor areas with similar rates of crime but with different racial profiles.

Or we could conduct simulations and put police officers through them, in which the only differences were race.

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