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Stopped: Profiling the Police

Turning Data to Dialogue: Police Stop Data and the Search for Solutions

By | November 18, 2020 | 0
Ryan Sorrell

Missouri has some of the nation’s most comprehensive and longstanding data on police traffic stops. Yet for all of the tallying and annual reports and statements of concern, little has changed.

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After the Stop: People of Color With Disabilities Face More Risks With Police

By | November 11, 2020 | 0
Denise Dillard's son Juleon has autism. Her hope is that officers get better training to know how to engage with driving-age young adults with disabilities. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)

What do police stops look like for people of color who also intersect with the disability community?

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Police Keep Eyes on the Street, and on Racial Disparity Data

By | November 4, 2020 | 0
A Kansas City police officer peers out of the window of his car while on patrol.

Missouri data suggests that Black drivers are targeted for law enforcement stops far more than other racial groups. But perspectives differ on what the information does and doesn’t prove,

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Decades of Data Suggest Racial Profiling is Getting Worse, Not Better

By | October 28, 2020 | 0
Black man behind wheel of automobile, red and blue lights

Missouri law enforcement traffic stop data suggests racial profiling of Black people is worsening even as data collection continues.

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