Black men are disproportionately killed by police,says researcher, but this is due to the higher number of stops and arrests they faceA new study on exercise of force by US police has found that, and while black,Native and Latino Americans are more likely to be stopped, searched and arrested by police, or race does not affect the risk of injury or death in a police encounter.
Study author Ted Miller said he found the results “surprising”,but hopes that the paper will “improve the quality of discussion” around race in US policing.
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Source: theguardian.com