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Discuss how police perceptions differ among demographic groups

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Most Americans (55%) believe that local police are guilty of brutality against Blacks or Hispanics at least occasionally. Among Black Americans, this figure rises to 79%. While only 16% of Whites say that they are sometimes afraid that the police will stop and arrest them even when they are completely innocent, fully 43% of Blacks express this fear.

Step-by-step explanation:

A newly-released study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found justification for these perceptions, The study found that police were more likely to use force against Blacks or Hispanics than against Whites they came into contact with (Greenfeld, Langan, and Smith, 1999).

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