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“Results of the analytic models indicate support for the hypothesis that Black citizens are searched for discretionary reasons at higher rates than other groups. This relationship, however, is partially mediated by citizen criminal history."

Opening the Black Box of Officer Decision-Making: An Examination of Race, Criminal History, and Discretionary Searches Opening the Black Box of Officer Decision-Making: An Examination of Race, Criminal History, and Discretionary Searches Table 3 Multilevel discretionary search Models Table 3 Multilevel discretionary search Models Figure 2 Analytic path results for discretionary searches of Black citizens. Figure 2 Analytic path results for discretionary searches of Black citizens.
Opening the Black Box of Officer Decision-Making: An Examination of Race, Criminal History, and Discretionary Searches
Justice Quarterly
Tillyer, Rob
Vol. 31 Issue 1, pp. 961–985, 2014
10.1080/07418825.2012.710646