RT Article
T1 Racial bias and DUI enforcement: comparing conviction rates with frequency of behavior
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 20
IS 4
SP 645
OP 663
A1 Kagawa, Rose M. C.
A2 McCort, Christopher D.
A2 Schleimer, Julia
A2 Pear, Veronica A.
A2 Charbonneau, Amanda
A2 Buggs, Shani A. L.
A2 Wintemute, Garen J.
A2 Laqueur, Hannah S.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1796288195
AB 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.
K1 Alcohol
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Driving under the influence
K1 Race/ethnicity
K1 racial discrimination
K1 Racial Disparities
K1 Racism
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12558