Racial bias in police stops and searches: An economic analysis

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-37

  Borooah, Vani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D6; H3; K4; Police search; Police stop; Racial bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002303546     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(00)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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