Science Police Shootings: How A Culture Of Racism Can Infect Us All 5:19pm June 13, 2017 by Shankar Vedantam Research News Science Share URL copied to clipboard! In the aftermath of a police-involved shooting, there's often a familiar debate about what led to it. But research shows there's an underlying cause that we often miss. JASON REDMOND / AFP/Getty Images Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. 300x250 Ad More Morning Edition Politics & Government Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws Music & Culture New concert documentary has behind-the-scenes look at Spingsteen's latest tour 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate