Anthony Gennaro Vito

Racial Profiling (eBook, ePUB)

Using Propensity Score Matching To Examine Focal Concerns Theory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Racial Profiling: Using Propensity Score Matching to Examine Focal Concerns Theory combines theory and propensity score matching to offer readers a better understanding of racial profiling through traffic stop data concerning the race and gender of the driver. The book examines the likelihood of a citation, search, or consent search for similarly situated African-American and Caucasian drivers in general, similarly situated African-American and Caucasian male drivers, and similarly situated African-American and Caucasian female drivers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 86
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351973250
• Artikelnr.: 47387219

Autorenporträt

Anthony Gennaro Vito is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ball State University. Dr. Vito has published articles in various journals including Policing: an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, Deviant Behavior, and the American Journal of Criminal Justice. Dr. Vito's research interests include policing, drug, use, criminological theory, and issues surrounding race/gender in the criminal justice system.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: FOCAL CONCERNS THEORY, PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING, AND RACIAL
PROFILING
CHAPTER 3: TRAFFIC STOP DATA FROM THE LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 4: PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING RESULTS
CHAPTER 5: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR RACIAL PROFILING