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

• Autores: da Costa Silva, Khalil, Silva Ferreira, Andreza Silene, Camino, Cleonice, Rosas Torres, Ana Raquel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29115
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/29115
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: 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

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.