Courtney Coughenour (Public Health), Maxim Gakh (Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) Laurencia Bonsu (Public Health), Kacie Washburn (Public Health), Darin Mains (Medicine), William Sousa (Criminal Justice), Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) presented a poster titled "Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions of Racial Profiling in Policing: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature" at the UNLV 2026 Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Jan. 28, 2026.
The poster examined how law enforcement officers in the United States perceive racial profiling in policing and the interventions designed to address it. Through a comprehensive review, the team synthesized evidence from 14 studies to characterize officers’ perceptions, methodological approaches, and factors shaping these views, including demographics, rank, professional experience, and community context. The review highlighted wide variation in perceptions, limited attention to intervention strategies, and significant gaps in the existing evidence base. These findings underscore the need for more rigorous, diverse research to inform evidence-informed policing practices and advance health equity.
