Black Racial Stereotypes and Victim Blaming: Implications for Media Coverage and Criminal Proceedings in Cases of Police Violence against Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Black Racial Stereotypes and Victim Blaming: Implications for Media Coverage and Criminal Proceedings in Cases of Police Violence against Racial and Ethnic Minorities
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DOI：
10.1111/josi.12248
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Gaither, Sarah E.
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作者：
Dukes, Kristin Nicole;Gaither, Sarah E.
媒体对迈克尔·布朗和其他少数种族和少数民族警察暴力受害者的死后刻板印象的描述引发了人们对种族刻板印象对公众舆论的影响的质疑，公众舆论对他们的死亡和对凶手的刑事诉讼产生了影响。然而，很少有研究实证调查如何发布有关受害者的特定类型的信息影响周围的意见，这些事件。参与者（N = 453）阅读了一个导致枪击死亡的争吵，其中受害者和射手的种族（黑人与白色）是随机分配的。参与者了解到负面的，黑人男性的刻板印象或积极的，黑人男性的反刻板印象的信息的受害者。接下来，参与者评估了错误和责备的程度，对受害者和射手的同情和同情，以及对射手的起诉建议。调查结果表明，有关受害者的信息类型可以显着影响对受害者和枪手的态度。媒体描绘的种族/少数民族警察暴力的受害者及其对刑事判决的影响的影响进行了讨论。
Posthumous stereotypical media portrayals of Michael Brown and other racial and ethnic minority victims of police violence have sparked questions about the influence of racial stereotypes on public opinions about their deaths and criminal proceedings for their killers. However, few studies have empirically investigated how the specific type of information released about a victim impacts opinions surrounding such incidents. Participants (N = 453) read about an altercation that resulted in a shooting death where the race of the victim and shooter (Black vs. White) was randomly assigned. Participants learned either negative, Black male stereotypic or positive, Black male counterstereotypic information about the victim. Next, participants appraised levels of fault and blame, sympathy and empathy for the victim and shooter, and indictment recommendations for the shooter. Findings suggest that the type of information released about a victim can significantly sway attitudes toward the victim and the shooter. Implications for media portrayals of racial/ethnic minority victims of police violence and its impact on criminal sentencing are discussed.