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When some police feel misunderstood, it can impact their performance

  • Written by Shefali V. Patil, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Texas at Austin
Antwon Rose Jr. was fatally shot by a police officer in East Pittsburgh.AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Amid a string of fatal police shootings of unarmed black citizens, the Pew Research Center ran a massive study in 2017 of 8,000 U.S. police officers asking them about their experiences.

It revealed something startling: 86 percent of officers believe the...

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