Police Stop and Frisk and the Impact of Race: A Focal Concerns Theory Approach

The findings of this study outline the racial differences in stop and frisk decisions by Illinois officers in consent searches and those based upon reasonable suspicion within the context of the elements of focal concerns theory. The analysis for this study was performed using propensity score match...

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Main Authors: Anthony Vito, George Higgins, Gennaro Vito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/6/230