Race and officer decision making: Examining differences in arrest outcomes between Black and White officers

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-126

  Brown, Robert A ^a,c   Frank, James ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Citizen race; Officer race; Police discretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644593560     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820600552527     Document Type: Review

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