ASCERTAINING POLICE BIAS IN ARRESTS FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING

THIS IS A STUDY OF 640 MEN IN THE 25-64 AGE GROUP ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED IN SANTA CLARA CO., CALIFORNIA AND 383 IN THE COLUMBUS, OHIO METROPOLITAN AREA IN 1962. ARREST RATES FOR SPANISH-AMERICANS IN SANTA CLARA AND NEGROES IN OHIO WERE HIGHER THAN FOR WHITES.

• Authors:
  • HYMAN, M M
  • HELRICH, A R
  • BESSON, G
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 148-59
• Serial:
  • Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Arrests; Discrimination; Drunk driving; Ethnic groups; Persons by race and ethnicity; Police; Race; Statistical bias
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222003
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM