Cognitive Bias: Interracial Homicide in New Orleans, 1921-1945.

The article proposes a theory of cognitive bias to explain the interracial violence of Whites against African Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana between 1921 and 1945. Most of the incidents explored were shootings by policemen and watchmen who pled self-defense as an excuse for their actions, altho...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Interdisciplinary History Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 43 - 62
Autor principal:	Adler, Jeffrey S.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	MIT Press Summer2012
Materias:	Police shootings Self-defense Homicide rates Crime statistics Race discrimination in law enforcement Racial profiling in law enforcement Racial harassment African Americans & mass media African American history, 1877-1964 History of New Orleans (La.) Psychology African American history New Orleans (La.) Louisiana
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