Eva Paterson: Racial Stereotypes & Criminal Law

3,547 views · Published 12 February 2013 · 18:31 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: Chicago Ideas · 2013 · People & Blogs

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The Trayvon Martin shooting in 2012 brought racial stereotypes and profiling to the forefront of the public media. Eva Paterson discusses how our minds can make these stereotypical relationships outside of our level of consciousness, and what the public, government and law enforcement need to do to break through biased decision making.

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