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“The majority of those who deliver methamphetamine, ecstasy, powder cocaine, and heroin in Seattle are white; blacks are the majority of those who deliver only one drug: crack. Yet 64 percent of those arrested for delivering one of these five drugs is black."

Race, Drugs, and Policing: Understanding Disparities in Drug Delivery Arrests Race, Drugs, and Policing: Understanding Disparities in Drug Delivery Arrests This disparity appears to be the result of three main organizational factors. First, the focus on crack offenders is an important cause of racial disparity in drug arrests. Second, we find that the focus on outdoor drug activity does exacerbate racial disparity, but that blacks are also overrepresented among indoor arrestees. And, third, outdoor drug markets are not treated alike: Predominantly white outdoor drug markets receive far less attention than racially diverse markets located downtown. This disparity appears to be the result of three main organizational factors. First, the focus on crack offenders is an important cause of racial disparity in drug arrests. Second, we find that the focus on outdoor drug activity does exacerbate racial disparity, but that blacks are also overrepresented among indoor arrestees. And, third, outdoor drug markets are not treated alike: Predominantly white outdoor drug markets receive far less attention than racially diverse markets located downtown.
Race, Drugs, and Policing: Understanding Disparities in Drug Delivery Arrests
Criminology
Beckett, Katherine / Nyrop, Kris / Pfingst, Lori
Vol. 44 Issue 1, pp. 105–137, 2006
10.1111/j.1745-9125.2006.00044.x
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