Leadership in Black and White: Descriptive Representation and Racial Disparities in Policing

• In Event: Examining Descriptive Representation

Brief Overview

Analyzes if descriptive representation in police leadership (i.e., having a Black police chief): (1) reduces racial disparities and (2) increases trust in the police.

Authors

• Leah Christiani, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Kelsey Shoub, University of South Carolina