Public perceptions of justification in the deadly police shootings of black men: a content analysis of social media posts in 2016 and 2020

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Briana PaigeLaQuana AskewNarissa HaakmatLeslie OtañezElizabeth Monk-TurnerSociology & Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USADr. Briana Paige received her PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University. Her research interests include wrongful convictions, capital punishment, reentry, and how intersectionality shapes experiences in the criminal legal system.Ms. LaQuana Askew is a third-year PhD candidate in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Her research interests include specialty courts, program evaluation, experiences in reentry, and critical race and Black feminist theories.Ms. Narissa Haakmat is a PhD candidate in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Teaching and research interests include incarceration and family dynamics, reentry and the intersections of race, gender, and the criminal justice system.Ms. Leslie Otanez is a fourth year PhD candidate in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Her research interests include crimmigration, public policy, social inequality, and social justice.Dr. Elizabeth Monk-Turner received her PhD in Sociology from Brandeis. Her research interests include qualitative methods, experiential learning, and intersectionality between gender, race, and the criminal justice system.

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