Are police-reported driving while Black data a valid indicator of the race and ethnicity of the traffic law violators police stop? A negative answer with minor qualifications

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-87

  Lundman, Richard J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75749111347     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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