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New project from Northeastern professor could revolutionize how we measure racial profiling in police traffic stops

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Communities across the country have found evidence that minority motorists are more likely to be pulled over by the police. In recent years, there has even been a nationwide push to have police agencies more actively and accurately collect data about who is being affected by traffic stops.

But when it comes to assessing whether a police department or even an individual officer is racially profiling drivers, there is still a significant roadblock.

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