Minhas, Rashid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1479-0985 and Frumkin, Lara (2023) A Review of Cultural and Ethnic Bias in Investigative Decision-making: Selected Cases. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 21 (3).

Other CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BIAS IN INVESTIGATIVE DECISION-MAKING.docx - Accepted Version Restricted to Repository staff only until 10 January 2025. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial. Download (426kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

When making decisions, police, like all people, fall prey to negative stereotypes. Police must regularly make decisions about threats, so the stakes are higher than the typical decision-making process. This review looked at the threat and violence risk assessment processes through a new lens, exploring the relationship between (un)reasonable suspicion based on behaviors with an overreliance on perceived prejudicial stereotypes. The paper outlines seven cases exemplifying inaccurate assessment of threats based on two UK criminal justice policies, (i) stop and search; (ii) and the CONTEST strategy. The case analysis review suggests that assessments are based on unstructured judgments and profiling grounded in cultural, religious and racial stereotypes.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1080/15377938.2023.2232316
Keywords:	Cultural bias, ethnic bias, prejudicial stereotypes, decision-making, snap threat and violence risk assessment
Subjects:	Arts > Cultural history
Depositing User:	Rashid Minhas
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2023 08:55
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2024 08:19
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10211

Actions (login required)

View Item