Racial Profiling - Using Propensity Score Matching to Examine Focal Concerns Theory

List of contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER 2: FOCAL CONCERNS THEORY, PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING, AND RACIAL PROFILING
CHAPTER 3: TRAFFIC STOP DATA FROM THE LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 4: PROPENISTY SCORE MATCHING RESULTS
CHAPTER 5: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR RACIAL PROFILING

About the author

Anthony Gennaro Vito is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ball State University. Dr. Vito has published articles in various journals including Policing: an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, Deviant Behavior, and the American Journal of Criminal Justice. Dr. Vito’s research interests include policing, drug, use, criminological theory, and issues surrounding race/gender in the criminal justice system.

Summary

Racial Profiling: Using Propensity Score Matching to Examine Focal Concerns Theory combines theory and propensity score matching to offer readers a better understanding of racial profiling through traffic stop data concerning the race and gender of the driver.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Vito, Anthony Gennaro Vito
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367366162
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36616-2
• No. of pages: 86
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Ethnic Studies, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Police & security services, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, Police and security services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity