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Black drivers ticketed more often than whites

Number 1318
Subject Police
Source John Cheeves, Linda J. Johnson
State Lexington Herald-Leader
Year 2000
Publication Date Lexington NICAR 2000
Summary The Lexington Herald-Leader crossed police data records with population proportions to determine whether black drivers were being given a disportionate amount of citations. Records were not kept unless a citation was drafted.
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