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Norris, C., Fielding, N., Kemp, C., & Fielding, J. (1992). Black and blue: An analysis of the influence of race on being stopped by the police. British Journal of Sociology, 207-224.
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This article addresses the debate over the disproportionate representation of black people in the criminal justice system, with particular reference…
Read moreMiller, J., et al. (2008). Racism and police stops: Adapting US and British debates to continental Europe. European journal of criminology, 5(2), 161-191.
disproportionality, Ethnic profiling, Institutional racism, police stops racial profiling
Findings from an international research programme on police stops in Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain are reviewed in the context of…
Read moreLichtenberg, I. D., & Smith, A. (2001). How dangerous are routine police–citizen traffic stops?: A research note. Journal of Criminal Justice, 29(5), 419-428.
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This note examined the danger of routine police–citizen traffic stops. The United States Supreme Court has assumed that traffic stops…
Read moreLundman, R. (2010). Are police-reported driving while Black data a valid indicator of the race and ethnicity of the traffic law violators police stop? A negative answer with minor qualifications. Journal Of Criminal Justice, 38(1), 77-87
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Are police-reported driving while Black data a valid indicator of the race and ethnicity of the drivers police stop? This…
Read moreLegewie, J. (2016). Racial profiling and use of force in police stops: How local events trigger periods of increased discrimination. American Journal of Sociology, 122(2), 379-424.
disproportinate police force, fatal shootings, minorities, racial profiling
Racial profiling and the disproportionate use of police force are controversial political issues. I argue that racial bias in the…
Read moreLangton, L., & Durose, M. R. (2013). Police behavior during traffic and street stops, 2011. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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The data in this report were drawn from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) 2011 Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS), a…
Read moreJohnson, R. R. (2004). Citizen expectations of police traffic stop behavior. Policing, 27(4), 487-497.
Community relations, Interpersonal communications, police, Traffic enforcement
The most frequent type of citizen complaint filed against police officers involves how the officer uses interpersonal communication. The most…
Read moreHenry, T. K. S., & Franklin, T. W. (2017). Police Legitimacy in the Context of Street Stops: The Effects of Race, Class, and Procedural Justice. Criminal Justice Policy Review
Justice, Police strategy, race
Citizens’ perceptions of the police have been recognized as a long-standing issue of significant importance. Positive perceptions of the police,…
Read moreGiles, H., Linz, D., Bonilla, D., & Gomez, M. L. (2012). Police stops of and interactions with Latino and White (non-Latino) drivers: Extensive policing and communication accommodation. Communication Monographs, 79(4), 407-427.
communication accomodation theory, extensive policing, Latinos, law enforcement, police
Following previous research on traffic stops involving police officers with African American and White drivers, a content analysis of 69…
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