Baltimore Is Burning: Can I-O Psychologists Help Extinguish the Flames?

Ruggs, Enrica N.; Hebl, Michelle R.; Rabelo, Verónica Caridad; Weaver, Kayla; Kovacs, Joy A.; Kemp, Andeneshea S.

doi:10.1017/iop.2016.5

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“…Stigma is susceptible to change with times and social events (Andreyeva et al, 2008;Meisenbach, 2010;Smith, 2007). The increasing media coverage of the policing profession may create a shift in the way police officers are viewed (Brown, 2016;Chatterjee, 2016;Toch, 2012), and in particular, the focus on racism and bias in policing (Ruggs et al, 2016) may lead to perceptions of policing as a morally tainted profession. Like soldiers and firemen, policing may have long enjoyed a "status shield"-that is, professions that serve to protect are often regarded with high esteem despite also being considered dirty (Kreiner et al, 2006).…”

Section: Study 1: Role Of Media Coverage In Stigmatizationmentioning

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Is policing becoming a tainted profession? Media, public perceptions, and implications

Chatterjee¹,

Ryan

2020

J Organ Behavior

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Summary Stigmatized professions are those where physical, social, and/or moral taints are applied. Stigma theorists hold that stigma is socially communicated and changes over time, but it is unclear if stigma content can be applied to those who are seen as powerful. Two studies examined how the impact of sociopolitical discourses on policing, a profession that carries legitimate power, on the tainting of the profession and distrust in policing. In an examination of archival news media clips on policing (N = 200), results show that media coverage over time (between 2011 and 2016) has used a more negative tone in discussing police–citizen interactions, and these findings varied by conservative versus liberal media. Importantly, across media sources, taints were ascribed to policing. In a second survey study, individuals directly ascribed taints to policing (N = 169). Relative to other jobs, policing was categorized as a pervasively stigmatized job (i.e., high frequency and strong potency of taints were applied). It was also found that those who discussed media stories tended to distrust police more. Implications for efforts to recruit, select, and train officers and to improve police–community relations are discussed; findings may also generalize to other public and community facing professions.

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Section: Study 1: Role Of Media Coverage In Stigmatizationmentioning

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Is policing becoming a tainted profession? Media, public perceptions, and implications

Chatterjee¹,

Ryan

2020

J Organ Behavior

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“…What can I-O psychologists do to help solve these problems or at least reduce their frequency? The answer is: quite a lot (Ruggs et al, 2016). When we adopt the predator predation framework, then nearly every question about police shootings belongs in the realm of I-O psychology.…”

Section: The Perpetrator Predation Perspective and I-o Psychologymentioning

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Police Shootings and Race in the United States: Why the Perpetrator Predation Perspective Is Essential to I-O Psychology's Role in Ending This Crisis

Bergman

2018

Ind. Organ. Psychol.

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As I write this essay in mid-September 2017, the news is reporting yet another tragic police shooting that led to the death of a US resident. This time, it was a deaf, nonverbal, Hispanic man in Oklahoma City, Magdiel Sanchez, who happened to be carrying a pipe that he used to fend off stray dogs when he went for walks at night (NewsOK, 2017). To the members of Mr. Sanchez's family and community, his name is the most important part of the previous sentence, but the most terrifying part for the rest of us is the first two words: this time.

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“…It is hard to argue with the central thesis of the focal article (Ruggs et al, 2016) that industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology has much to offer police departments in helping them meet their mission. As an example, the Los Angeles Police Department provides a clear statement that is representative of most police agencies:…”

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Theoretical Applications of the MODE Model to Law Enforcement Training and Interventions

Zabel

Olson³

et al. 2016

Ind. Organ. Psychol.

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As discussed in the focal article, numerous research studies have supported the existence of automatic or implicit racial bias (Ruggs et al., 2016). In this commentary, we argue that examining implicit bias through the perspective of the motivation and opportunity as determinants (MODE) model (see Fazio & Olson, 2014, for a review) offers a framework for industrial–organizational (I-O) psychologists to design and implement strategies that reduce the number of violent interactions between police and communities. The MODE model has been applied to areas such as interpersonal relationships (McNulty, Olson, Meltzer, & Shaffer, 2013), effective treatment of mental disorders (Vasey, Harbaugh, Buffington, Jones, & Fazio, 2012), and crafting of media messages (Ewoldsen, Rhodes, & Fazio, 2015), as well as racial prejudice (Olson & Fazio, 2004). Below, we elaborate on how the I-O-related strategies and interventions described in the focal article can be captured by the components of the MODE model and highlight which interventions may be most efficacious in reducing discriminatory police officer behavior.

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Baltimore Is Burning: Can I-O Psychologists Help Extinguish the Flames?

Abstract: Recent media coverage has called attention to what some see as an unreasonable use of force by law enforcement officers against unarmed

Cited by 26 publications

References 47 publications

Is policing becoming a tainted profession? Media, public perceptions, and implications

Is policing becoming a tainted profession? Media, public perceptions, and implications

Police Shootings and Race in the United States: Why the Perpetrator Predation Perspective Is Essential to I-O Psychology's Role in Ending This Crisis

Theoretical Applications of the MODE Model to Law Enforcement Training and Interventions

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