“Driving while black” and all other traffic offenses: the Supreme Court and pretextual traffic stops.

The writer discusses the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Whren v. United States and the effect that the decision will have in relation to pretextual traffic stops. In the Whren case, police officers used traffic violations as a pretext to stop a vehicle and investigate possible drug offense...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 87; pp. 544 - 583
Autor principal:	Harris, David A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Northwestern University Winter97
Materias:	Traffic violations Discrimination in criminal justice administration Police power Searches & seizures (Law) Drug control Traffic regulations United States
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