Author: Guerin, Paul
Title: Bias Based Policing in Four New Mexico Counties: Final Report
Summary: In 2007, the New Mexico Legislature authorized funding for the New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC) to conduct a statewide study of bias-based policing in New Mexico. The 2007 funding enabled NMSC to survey two New Mexico counties (Bernalillo County and Lea County) and review legal complaints against law enforcement agencies in those counties. In addition to the survey and legal review, NMSC completed a literature review of bias-based policing. Funding provided in 2008 allowed the NMSC to survey residents in Curry County and McKinley County. This study is important because it describes a relatively unexplored topic in New Mexico. Studies on racial profiling and police bias have been done around the nation, but until now driving behaviors and driver-police contacts for the state of New Mexico have not been studied. Researching driving behaviors and driver-police interactions is a base for further understanding the issue of racial profiling. This report includes a brief literature review, an explanation of our research methodology, and a description of the complete findings from the two surveys. The results include a description of the driving behavior for drivers in the four counties surveyed (Bernalillo, Lea, Curry, and McKinley) in New Mexico. In addition to comparing descriptive information from the four counties we analyze data we collected from drivers who were stopped.
Details: Albuquerque: New Mexico Sentencing Commission, 2009. 35p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2009
Country: United States
URL:
Shelf Number: 117710
Keywords:
Policing (New Mexico)Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement (New Mexico) |
