Just Responding to Cases of Interpersonal Violence

Published: March 18, 2022, 10 a.m.

In episode three of our Community Relations season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Nick Richardson, a research analyst in RTI\u2019s Center for Community Safety, to discuss disparities in police responses to cases of interpersonal violence. Addressing racial, socioeconomic, and other inequities in arrests is critical to improving community relations with law enforcement. Researchers have unearthed gender disparities in arrest statistics in cases of interpersonal violence; however, there is little data on the role race and sexuality play in these cases. Listen along as Dr. Richardson, a sociologist by training, discusses his past research on community violence and safety as well as his study on arrest disparities in cases of interpersonal violence on this episode of Just Science. This episode is funded by RTI\u2019s Applied Justice Research Division.