Knight, Brian G.

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“Enfranchisement of black voters leads to a reduction in black arrest rates, but only when CLEOs are elected, rather than appointed” & “In the presence of elected police chiefs… arrests of blacks …fall in counties that were … covered [by the Voting Rights Act]."

“Our results strongly suggest that officers are more likely to conduct a search if the race of the motorist differs from the race of the officer… Preference-based discrimination plays a substantial role in explaining differences in…[searches of] different racial groups."