RT Article
T1 Understanding Police Agencies’ Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in Vehicle Stops
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 2
SP 292
OP 315
A1 Craig, Miltonette Olivia
A2 Blount-Hill, Kwan-Lamar
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839615451
AB 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.
K1 Policing
K1 Race/ethnicity
K1 Racial Profiling
K1 vehicle stops
DO 10.1177/00111287221100953