ABSTRACT

An observational study of nine roadway segments in three towns in Connecticut was conducted to compare the race of motorists observed on the road to the race of motorists stopped by the police in those towns. The results showed that there is a very close relationship between police stops and motorists observed on the road. In six of the nine locations there was a non-significant difference between the race of the motorists observed and the race of those stopped. In two locations black motorists were stopped less frequently than all other races, and in one location black motorists were stopped more frequently than all other races. The study argues that census based estimates for driving population are not valid and should be eliminated from evaluating police behavior.

摘要

对康涅狄格州三个城镇的九个道路段进行了观察性研究，以比较在道路上观察到的驾驶者种族与在这些城镇被警察拦下的驾驶者种族。结果表明，警察停车与道路上观察到的驾驶者之间存在非常密切的关系。在九个地点中的六个地点，观察到的驾驶者的种族与停止的种族之间没有显着差异。在两个地方，黑人驾车者被停车的频率低于所有其他种族，而在一个地方，黑人驾车者被停车的频率高于所有其他种族。该研究认为，基于人口普查对驾驶人口的估计是无效的，应该从评估警察行为中排除。