Racial bias and DUI enforcement: comparing conviction rates with frequency of behavior

This study estimates disparities in driving under the influence (DUI) convictions relative to the frequency with which racial/ethnic groups engage in alcohol-impaired driving. We use had-been-drinking crashes and self-reported alcohol-impaired driving to approximate alcohol-impaired driving frequenc...

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Main Author: Kagawa, Rose M. C. (Author)
Contributors: McCort, Christopher D. ; Schleimer, Julia ; Pear, Veronica A. ; Charbonneau, Amanda ; Buggs, Shani A. L. ; Wintemute, Garen J. ; Laqueur, Hannah S.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 645-663
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Keywords:
Alcohol
Criminal Justice
Driving under the influence
Race/ethnicity
racial discrimination
Racial Disparities
Racism
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Summary:This study estimates disparities in driving under the influence (DUI) convictions relative to the frequency with which racial/ethnic groups engage in alcohol-impaired driving. We use had-been-drinking crashes and self-reported alcohol-impaired driving to approximate alcohol-impaired driving frequency for racial/ethnic groups in California from 2001 to 2016. DUI conviction and had-been-drinking crash data are from a sample of 72,368 California men aged 21–49 in 2001. Self-reported alcohol-impaired driving rates are from male Californians who responded to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Relative to race/ethnicity-specific estimated rates of engaging in alcohol-impaired driving, Latino/Hispanic men had higher rates of DUI conviction than White men. This suggests racial bias plays a role in DUI convictions, with White men experiencing a lower probability of conviction than Latino/Hispanic men who engage in similar behavior.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12558