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“Police discretion enables officers to make decisions based partially on stereo-types and reputations, resulting in overselection of people of color in stops and arrests. In addition… White youth tend to receive more second chances [than] youth of color."
A Qualitative Analysis of Police Interactions and Disproportionate Minority Contact
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
Vol. 13 Issue 2, pp. 159–178,
2015
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