Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

Peter W. de Vries; Bas Böing; Els Mulder; Jean-Louis van Gelder

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_2

Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

Peter W. de Vries^*
, Bas Böing
, Els Mulder
, Jean-Louis van Gelder

^*Corresponding author for this work

Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety

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Abstract

Ethnic profiling is a growing concern for police organizations. However, attempts to reduce possible biases toward certain demographic groups have shown little effect, possibly because of the unpopularity of the topic. This study was set up to explore whether a dedicated VR training may contribute to officers’ knowledge, attitude and willingness to communication about ethnic profiling. This was done by comparing effects of the VR training with that of the same training presented in 2D with a smart phone, and a control condition in which no training content was administered. Although no results were found for attitude and communication, the results do show some consistent results regarding knowledge in favour of VR. In addition, VR proved to result in higher ratings of presence, engagement, and enjoyment, indicating that in addition to providing more persuasive content, another strong advantage of VR as part of a training is the experience it affords.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Persuasive Technology
Subtitle of host publication	18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings
Editors	Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Cees Midden, Jaap Ham
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	22-35
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-30933-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-30932-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023
Event	18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2023 - Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 19 Apr 2023 → 21 Apr 2023 Conference number: 18

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	13832
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2023
Abbreviated title	PERSUASIVE 2023
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Eindhoven
Period	19/04/23 → 21/04/23

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Vries, P. W. D., Böing, B., Mulder, E., & Gelder, J.-L. V. (2023). Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling. In A. Meschtscherjakov, C. Midden, & J. Ham (Eds.), Persuasive Technology: 18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings (pp. 22-35). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 13832). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_2

Vries, Peter W. de ; Böing, Bas ; Mulder, Els et al. / Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling. Persuasive Technology: 18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings. editor / Alexander Meschtscherjakov ; Cees Midden ; Jaap Ham. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023. pp. 22-35 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Vries, PWD, Böing, B, Mulder, E & Gelder, J-LV 2023, Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling. in A Meschtscherjakov, C Midden & J Ham (eds), Persuasive Technology: 18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13832, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 22-35, 18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 19/04/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_2

Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling. / Vries, Peter W. de; Böing, Bas; Mulder, Els et al.
Persuasive Technology: 18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings. ed. / Alexander Meschtscherjakov; Cees Midden; Jaap Ham. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2023. p. 22-35 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 13832).

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Vries PWD, Böing B, Mulder E, Gelder JLV. Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling. In Meschtscherjakov A, Midden C, Ham J, editors, Persuasive Technology: 18th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 19-21, 2023. Proceedings. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2023. p. 22-35. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_2

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