Racial Bias

William Gross will become the top cop in a department that's struggling to modernize and overcome accusations of entrenched racial bias.

• By Jack Herrera

A recent vote over a proposed tool to predict the risk that a person would pose a threat to public safety in Pennsylvania stirred a debate over its unintended consequences.

• By Stephanie Wykstra

Critics say the legislation being put forth in Michigan will unfairly benefit rural white communities over the more urban black areas—but is that true?

• By Kriston Capps

Starbucks doesn't need to close its stores for bias trainings. It needs to change its entire design so that it doesn't merely reflect the character of host neighborhoods, especially if that character is racist.

• By Brentin Mock

Empathy could play a larger role in dividing us than previously thought.

• By Prabarna Ganguly

A new study shows the inherent disadvantages faced by African Americans when dealing with members of the public sector.

• By Tanvi Misra

Even as it's grown increasingly rare.

• By Francie Diep

New research finds implicit racism can lead to anxiety among instructors, leading to poorer lessons and lower test scores.

• By Tom Jacobs

An experiment suggests a source of racial bias in job interviews, visits to the doctor, and confrontations with police.

• By Nathan Collins

A new meta-study synthesizes recent research, and finds unconscious racial bias influences snap decisions to pull the trigger.

• By Tom Jacobs

No matter people's conscious beliefs about the flag, it underscores racist mindsets.

• By Francie Diep

Across the country, non-white drivers are more likely to be stopped, and those stops are more likely to lead to frisks, searches, and tickets.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Bioethicists, geneticists, attorneys, and cops weigh the pros and cons of a radical new science.

• By Lauren Kirchner

New research suggests bias also can be found within racial categories.

• By Tom Jacobs

A recently published analysis finds reasons for concern at three levels of the legal process.

• By Tom Jacobs