The Discretion to Search: A Multilevel Examination of Driver Demographics and Officer Characteristics

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-205

  Tillyer, Rob ^a   Klahm, Charles F ^b   Engel, Robin S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

discretionary searches; driver race ethnicity; officer characteristics; police discretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859810623     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986211425721     Document Type: Article

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