Boston.com Study finds racial disparities in RI traffic stops A new report on police traffic stops in Rhode Island says minorities are more likely than whites to be pulled over in a majority of communities, but less likely to get a ticket. Researchers at Northeastern University reviewed nearly 154,000 traffic stops made by 39 police agencies last year from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. […]
Vermont Public Radio Study finds racial disparities in Vermont State Police traffic stops Associate Director Jack McDevitt, who presented the data, said unlike Vermont State Police, most police agencies in the country don’t collect traffic stop data to help them determine the extent of racial bias. “There’s no glaring areas,” McDevitt said of the information, which he presented to a group that included state police commanders and members […]