Encounters with police often present very different characteristics and outcomes based on the racial profile of the person being detained. In this episode, we analyze this issue by looking at what the data says using the Critical Race Theory to drive the discussion.

References:

Prison Policy Initiative data:

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2018/10/12/policing/

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2012/05/10/frisking/

Books:

Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship 

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Article:

Policing Different Racial Groups in the United States