Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Ridgeway, Greg, 1973- author.
• Mitchell, Ojmarrh, author.
• Gunderman, Sheila, author.
• Alexander, Cedric, author.
• Letten, James, author.
• United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, issuing body.

Publishers

• Washington, D.C. : Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2016.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource (viii, 72 pages)

Summary

This report provides the findings and recommendations concerning Tampa Police Department’s bicycle stops and citations.

Subject

• Police - United states - Complaints against.
• Race discrimination - United States.
• Police-community relations - United States - Case studies.

Contents

1. Introduction and Overview. -- Critical response technical assistance origins. -- Background, scope, limitations, goals, and methodology. -- 2. TPD Bicycle Stops: Racial Disparity or Racial Profiling? -- Assessing allegations of racial profiling. -- Data. -- Analyses. -- Describing racial disparities in bicycle stops. -- Are the observed racial disparities in bicycle stops explained by race differences in bicycle ridership using bicycle crashes as a benchmark? -- Are the observed racial disparities in bicycle stops explained by place-based differences in bicycling enforcement? -- Are Blacks more likely to be cited for bicycle infractions given a bicycle stop? -- Findings regarding racial disparities. -- 3. TPD Bicycle Stops: Three Enforcement Rationales. -- Rationale 1. Bicycle law enforcement enhances bicycle safety. -- Rationale 2. Bicycle law enforcement reduces bicycle theft. -- Rationale 3. Bicycle law enforcement is part of a proactive crime prevention strategy in high crime areas. -- 4.Community Perceptions. -- Positive community perceptions. -- Negative community perceptions. -- Neutral community perceptions. -- Findings regarding community perceptions. -- Conclusions. -- Broad recommendations. -- Findings and recommendations specific to racial disparity in bicycle stops and citations. -- Findings regarding TPD bicycle law enforcement and bicycle safety. -- Findings and recommendations regarding TPD bicycle law enforcement and bicycle thefts. -- Findings and recommendations regarding TPD’s proactive crime prevention through enforcement of bicycle laws.