Racial disparities in LAPD stops fueled by failed crime-fighting strategy, audit finds

Racial disparities in LAPD stops fueled by failed crime-fighting strategy, audit finds

by Kevin Rector, Cindy Chang

An independent review of stops conducted by LAPD officers last year found that racial disparities previously identified in a Times investigation were in part the result of failed strategies to use traffic and minor violations “as a pretext to identify or suppress more serious crimes.”

All credit goes to Kevin Rector, Cindy Chang
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