Understanding Police Agencies’ Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in Vehicle Stops

Extant literature on traffic stops indicates that disparate enforcement of traffic laws is pervasive, violative of individuals? constitutional liberties, and can have a lasting impact on the psyches of those subjected to it. This issue takes center stage in Missouri, a state that has often been alle...

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1. VerfasserIn: Craig, Miltonette Olivia (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Blount-Hill, Kwan-Lamar
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2023, Band: 69, Heft: 2, Seiten: 292-315
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Schlagwörter:
Policing
Race/ethnicity
Racial Profiling
vehicle stops
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Zusammenfassung:Extant literature on traffic stops indicates that disparate enforcement of traffic laws is pervasive, violative of individuals? constitutional liberties, and can have a lasting impact on the psyches of those subjected to it. This issue takes center stage in Missouri, a state that has often been alleged to engage in racial profiling, because disproportionality has persisted despite legislation to address it. To this point, several quantitative investigations of Missouri traffic stop data have answered many important questions regarding the existence and prevalence of disparities. However, there is a dearth of qualitative research that focuses on police agencies? reactions to the data outcomes. The current study addresses this gap by analyzing written responses from Missouri agencies submitted with stop statistics. Findings reveal that agencies use responses to provide several types of justifications, excuses, and mitigating circumstances to explain existing disparities.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287221100953