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17 Police Stud.: Int'l Rev. Police Dev. 1 (1994)
Race and Getting Hassled by the Police: A Research Note

handle is hein.journals/polic17 and id is 23 raw text is: Police Studies Volume 17, Number 1 1994 RACE AND GETTING HASSLED BY THE POLICE: A RESEARCH NOTE Sandra Lee Browning University of Cincinnati Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati Liqun Cao Eastern Michigan University Renee Kopache University of Cincinnati Thomas J. Stevenson University of Cincinnati ABSTRACT The existing literature suggests a paradox: police arrest practices appear to be determined largely by offense seriousness, yet the lived experiences of African- Americans suggests differential enforcement practices. One possible solution to this paradox is that, apart from how race affects the decision to arrest, police are more likely to hassle minorities without cause. Based on a stratified sample of Cincinnati residents, this possibility is explored. The analysis revealed that African-Americans perceive that both personally and vicariously, they are differentially hassled by the police, INTRODUCTION In the aftermath of the Rodney King incident, there has been a renewed interest in police-minority relations. This renewed interest has focused on whether the police treat African-Americans differently from whites. Researchers have conducted studies on arrest practices, arrest rates, police brutality, use of