Study: Blacks and Hispanics fare worse than whites in traffic stops

Monday, April 30, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Black, Hispanic and white drivers are equally likely to be pulled over by police, but blacks and Hispanics are much more likely to be searched and arrested, a federal study found.

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