Original paper
Precinct or Prejudice? Understanding Racial Disparities in New York City's Stop-and-Frisk Policy
Abstract
Recent studies have examined racial disparities in stop-and-frisk, a widely employed but controversial policing tactic. The statistical evidence, however, has been limited and contradictory. We investigate by analyzing three million stops in New York City over five years, focusing on cases where officers suspected the stopped individual of criminal possession of a weapon (CPW). For each CPW stop, we estimate the ex ante probability that the...
Paper Details
Title
Precinct or Prejudice? Understanding Racial Disparities in New York City's Stop-and-Frisk Policy
Published Date
Jan 1, 2015
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