Date of Award
Spring 5-19-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Matthew Baker
Second Advisor
Randall Filer
Academic Program Adviser
Partha Deb
Abstract
Stop and Frisk is a policing practice used commonly in NYC. For some, equal arrest rates for non-white and white pedestrians indicate no racial bias. I challenge that conclusion and argue that heterogeneity masks lower arrest rates of non-white pedestrians. I conclude that Stop and Frisk is an uneven policing practice that carries racial bias.
Recommended Citation
Gutman, Abraham, "Stop and Frisk Redux: Analysis of Racial Bias in New York City" (2016). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/45