Using Hit Rates to Test for Racial Bias in Law Enforcement: Vehicle Searches in Wichita
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Keywords
Racial Profiling; Crime; Police; Wichita;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2005-02-01 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-URE-2005-02-01 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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