Moral Judgment and the Perceived Legitimacy of Police Violence against Black People

This work analyzes the relationship between moral judgment and racial discrimination in Brazil, operationalized as the perception of legitimacy regarding the use of police violence against Blacks. Study 1 (N = 123) found that racial prejudice predicts the legitimacy of police violence against Blacks...

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Autores: da Costa Silva, Khalil, Silva Ferreira, Andreza Silene, Camino, Cleonice, Rosas Torres, Ana Raquel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29115
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/29115
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Palavra-chave:Racial prejudice
Racial discrimination
Moral judgment
Police violence
Prejuicio racial
Discriminación racial
Juicio moral
Violencia policial
Préjugé racial
Discrimination racial
Jugement moral
Violences policières
Preconceito racial
Discriminação racial
Julgamento moral
Violência policial
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Resumo:This work analyzes the relationship between moral judgment and racial discrimination in Brazil, operationalized as the perception of legitimacy regarding the use of police violence against Blacks. Study 1 (N = 123) found that racial prejudice predicts the legitimacy of police violence against Blacks and this relationship was moderated by moral judgment. Study 2 (N = 71) identified that police violence against a Black suspect was perceived as more legitimate when compared to a White one. Study 3 (N = 129) found that conventional morality increased the differences between Black and White in legitimacy of police violence, whereas post-conventional morality reduces this difference. In conclusion, the interaction between moral judgment and prejudice explains the racial discrimination in Brazil.