Citizens' perceptions of distributive and procedural injustice during traffic stops with police

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-481

  Engel, Robin Shepard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State Police DNA Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Injustice; Police; Procedural justice; Racial profiling; Traffic stops

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICE; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC;

EID: 26844527634     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427804272725     Document Type: Article

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