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University of Michigan: Racial Disparities in Police Officers' Tone of Voice Can Undermine Trust
July 15, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Racial disparities have hindered police-community relations. Now research shows that they originate in a surprising place: an officer's tone of voice.

A new University of Michigan study showed that officers communicate in a friendlier, more respectful and less tense manner to white men during routine traffic stops, but in a less positive tone to Black drivers. The . . .

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