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“More specifically, greater minority representation in law enforcement does not appear to reduce disparities in traffic stops… members of racial/ethnic minority groups are more likely to be stopped when police perceive them as being ‘out of place.'"

Minority Representation in Policing and Racial Profiling: A Test of Representative Bureaucracy versus Community Context Minority Representation in Policing and Racial Profiling: A Test of Representative Bureaucracy versus Community Context Table presenting determinants of police stops by race Table presenting determinants of police stops by race
Minority Representation in Policing and Racial Profiling: A Test of Representative Bureaucracy versus Community Context
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management
Shjarback, John / Decker, Scott H. / Rojek, Jeff J. / Brunson, Rod K.
Vol. 40 Issue 4, pp. 748–767, 2017
10.1108/PIJPSM-09-2016-0145
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