From the article: "...Experts have long said that traffic stops, the most common interaction Americans have with the police, disproportionately affect Black drivers. And police officers often have broad discretion to pull people over in “pretext stops,” meaning they might stop a driver for a minor infraction so they can ask other questions.
A report by the Center for Policing Equity found that Black people are 6.5 times more likely than white people to be stopped by the Berkeley Police Department while driving and 4.5 times more likely to be stopped on foot.
Mr. Arreguín said that directing officers to spend less time stopping people for violations that don’t affect broader public safety and more time investigating more serious crimes will build trust and make the department run more efficiently..."
By Jill Cowan
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