ABSTRACT
Table 4.1 presents this study’s descriptive statistics. Citations resulted in traffic stops for 67 percent of drivers. Officers conducted searches for 16 percent of drivers and consent searches for 7 percent of drivers. The mean for blameworthiness is 0.05. The mean for practical constraints and consequences is 0.04. Officers also conducted protection of the community for 78 percent of drivers. Of the drivers examined, 34 percent were African-American, and 70 percent were male. The mean driver age was 33.38 years. Regarding residency, 63 percent of drivers were city residents. Only 22 percent of the officers were African-American.
