Abstract
This paper exposits a rational choice model of police-motorist interactions originally developed in Knowles, Persico, and Todd (Knowles, J., Persico, N., Todd, P. [2001]. Racial bias in motor vehicle searches: Theory and evidence. Journal of Political Economy, 109, 203-299). It discusses how the model provides a test for detecting bias in police enforcement based on the success rate of searches and presents empirical evidence on the model's implications based on policing data from Maryland.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-53 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Justice Quarterly |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- Auditing
- Crime
- Racial discrimination
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Law