Re-prioritizing traffic stops to reduce motor vehicle crash outcomes and racial disparities.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Law enforcement traffic stops are one of the most common entryways to the US justice system. Conventional frameworks suggest traffic stops promote public safety by reducing dangerous driving practices and non-vehicular crime. Law enforcement agencies have wide latitude in enforcement, including prioritization of stop types: (1) safety (e.g. moving violation) stops, (2) investigatory stops, or (3) economic (regulatory and equipment) stops. In order to prevent traffic crash fatalities and reduce racial disparities, the police department of Fayetteville, North Carolina significantly re-prioritized safety stops. METHODS:Annual traffic stop, motor vehicle crash, and crime data from 2002 to 2016 were combined to examine intervention (2013-2016) effects. Fayetteville was compared again

SUBMITTER: Fliss MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6970293 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature