We
found that, compared to their share in the population, blacks are almost twice
as likely to be pulled over as whites — even though whites drive more on
average, by the way. We also discovered that blacks are more likely to be
searched following a stop. Just by getting in a car, a black driver has about
twice the odds of being pulled over, and about four times the odds of being
searched. Hispanic drivers, overall, are no more likely than whites to be
pulled over, but much more likely to be searched.
These
racial disparities are particularly pronounced among men rather than women, and
younger men rather than older ones. So the numbers certainly validate the idea
that young black and Hispanic men are commonly viewed as suspects, not as
citizens, by the police.
Entrevista
de Frank Baumgartner, Derek Epp and Kelsey Shoub, autores do livro Suspect Citizens, no The Washington Post
