dc.contributor.author	Taylor, Peter N.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Bailey, Carol A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hughes, Michael D.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Kershaw, Terry	en
dc.contributor.department	Sociology	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-06T14:40:50Z	en
dc.date.adate	2003-10-15	en
dc.date.available	2011-08-06T14:40:50Z	en
dc.date.issued	2003-09-05	en
dc.date.rdate	2004-10-15	en
dc.date.sdate	2003-09-17	en
dc.description.abstract	The unequal treatment of racial minorities by police is by no means a new concept. The debate over racial profiling centers on two questions. Does racial profiling actually occur? If so, is racial profiling being used and is profiling a legitimate tool of law enforcement? There are those who debate whether race is or is not a factor in police discretion and there are those who argue that race is a factor that is appropriate for use in profiling. The purpose of this research is to determine whether race is a significant factor in the likelihood of being involved in a traffic stop. In addition to race, other variables, such as gender and age, are explored as possible control variables. This is done by analyzing data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics' "Contact between Police and the Public" national survey. By examining several dependent variables that also may be associated with traffic stops, this study determines whether there is or is not a disparity in treatment by race, and whether this is consistent with the alleged purposes of using race in criminal profiles.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-09172003-020817	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09172003-020817	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9601	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	abstract.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	references.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	RacialProfiling.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Thanks.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Police	en
dc.subject	Racial Profiling	en
dc.subject	African Americans	en
dc.subject	Traffic Stops	en
dc.title	A National Analysis of Racial Profiling and Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Traffic Stops for African Americans	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Sociology	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

A National Analysis of Racial Profiling and Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Traffic Stops for African Americans

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