Add to ORKGBACKGROUND: Although Blacks and Whites in the United States use drugs at similar rates, Blacks are much more likely to be arrested for drug crimes. We tested the hypothesis that racial disparities in drug arrests are exacerbated in predominantly White neighborhoods. METHODS: Using publicly available data we calculated the disproportion of Black arrests as a function of the proportion of Black arrests over the proportion of Black residents within the 56 police service areas that make up the Washington, DC metropolitan police department (MPD). We compared the disproportion of Black arrests with the percentage of White residents within each service area. RESULTS: The population within MPD jurisdiction is 50.7% Black and 38.5% White. Between Ju...
Racial biases in law enforcement over the past three decades have been linked to the racialized poli...
Drugs, crime and public housing are closely linked in policy and politics, and their nexus has anima...
Contact with the justice system can lead to a range of poor health and social outcomes. While person...
The mass incarceration of African Americans is both a driver of racial health inequalities in the US...
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
For over half a century, the “War on Drugs” has entailed strict control and policing of illicit drug...
Racial disparities in US drug arrest rates have been observed for decades, but their causes and poli...
What explains the differences in the black and white arrest rates? Previous authors have reached con...
The current study evaluated a range of social influences including misdemeanor arrests, drug arrests...
A large body of prior research examines whether differential arrest rates of minorities reflect disp...
Foundation Race has long been recognized as playing a critical role in policing. In spite of this aw...
For this Report, the Research Working Group reviewed evidence on disproportionality in Washington’s ...
Racial biases in law enforcement over the last three decades are linked to the racialized policies o...
Racial biases in law enforcement over the past three decades have been linked to the racialized poli...
Drugs, crime and public housing are closely linked in policy and politics, and their nexus has anima...
Contact with the justice system can lead to a range of poor health and social outcomes. While person...
The mass incarceration of African Americans is both a driver of racial health inequalities in the US...
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
Illegal drug use in the U.S. does not differ significantly by race (SAMHSA 2014). Data from the U.S....
For over half a century, the “War on Drugs” has entailed strict control and policing of illicit drug...
Racial disparities in US drug arrest rates have been observed for decades, but their causes and poli...
What explains the differences in the black and white arrest rates? Previous authors have reached con...
The current study evaluated a range of social influences including misdemeanor arrests, drug arrests...
A large body of prior research examines whether differential arrest rates of minorities reflect disp...
Foundation Race has long been recognized as playing a critical role in policing. In spite of this aw...
For this Report, the Research Working Group reviewed evidence on disproportionality in Washington’s ...
Racial biases in law enforcement over the last three decades are linked to the racialized policies o...
Racial biases in law enforcement over the past three decades have been linked to the racialized poli...
Drugs, crime and public housing are closely linked in policy and politics, and their nexus has anima...
Contact with the justice system can lead to a range of poor health and social outcomes. While person...