Journal #18 Racial trends found in traffic stops

A statewide study of traffic stops has found new evidence of possible racial-profiling by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, although researchers cautioned that other factors may explain the high rate of arrests and vehicle searches involving minorities.According to the University of Cincinnati report, Highway Patrol officers were more than twice as likely to search vehicles driven by Hispanics and Blacks than those operated by Anglos during 2006. Minority motorists also were far more likely to be arrested and to be hit with multiple traffic citations.