Lecturing on discrimination this week and this study will be one discussion point: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...
Big data show that minority drivers are 24–33% more likely to be cited and paid 23–34% higher fines, not explained by differences in offense rates, accident risk, or re-offense rates.
Prior research finds that, conditional on an encounter, minority civilians are more likely to be punished by police than white civilians. An open question is whether the actual encounter is related to