Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-179) and index.
Contents:
The nature of police brutality -- Social threat and police violence -- Social identity and ingroup bias -- Stereotyping and outgroup bias -- The emotional roots of intergroup relations -- Translating intergroup biases into intergroup aggression -- A social, emotional, and cognitive theory of excessive force -- Can popular policies reduce police brutality? -- Roots of an urban dilemma.
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