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The Thin Blue Lens: The Psychology of Police Camera Footage

Thursday, May 21, 2020 · Virtual

Oral · Social

Police departments have adopted body-worn cameras at a rapid pace. How might these recordings inform --or misinform-- our understanding of police interactions? Three talks highlight the uses of body camera footage in psychological research, alongside biases these recordings (and those viewing them) may introduce in legal decisionmaking.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Nicholas CampChair
    Stanford University

Presentations

  1. Seen of the Crime: How Instructions to Attend to Video Evidence Can Mitigate Intergroup Legal BiasYael Granot, Emily Balcetis
  2. Body Camera Footage Leads to Lower Judgments of Intent Than Dash Camera FootageBroderick Turner, Eugene Caruso, Neal Roese
  3. What the Camera Captures: Body Camera Footage As Data, Stimulus, and Treatment in the Study of PolicingNicholas Camp, Jennifer Eberhardt