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.
Autorentext
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.
Zusammenfassung
This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on the impact of contaminants on the marine environment. Conventional and new information, as well as the latest techniques, are presented, which can be applied to several types of marine organisms from bacteria and fungi to animals and algae. Specific topics discussed include the impact of different contaminants on different organisms as well as different approaches and their outcomes in terms of impact assessment. The integration of these techniques is also discussed in order to attain sentinel species and biomarkers to be applied for assessing ecological quality and impact assessment programs and studies.
Inhalt
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: PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING RESULTS
CHAPTER 5: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR RACIAL PROFILING