Anthony Gennaro Vito

Gebundenes Buch

Racial Profiling

Using Propensity Score Matching to Examine Focal Concerns Theory

Beschreibung

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. The book examines the likelihood of a citation, search, or consent search for similarly situated African-American and Caucasian drivers in general, similarly situated African-American and Caucasian male drivers, and similarly situated African-American and Caucasian female drivers.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781138288997
• ISBN-10: 1138288993
• Artikelnr.: 48009933