Titre : | Who gets arrested for marijuana use? The perils of being poor and black (2017) |
Auteurs : | W. AUSTIN ; R. W. RESSLER |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Applied Economics Letters (Vol.24, n°4, February 2017) |
Article en page(s) : | 211-213 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; ARRESTATION ; REVENU ; ETHNIE ; ENQUETE |
Résumé : | We explore the relationship between income, race and the probability of being arrested. Our data set is comprised of individuals who have all violated federal marijuana laws, some of whom have been arrested. We reason that the cost of arresting a poor individual with diminished social status is lower. Our empiricism reveals that the probability of arrest is higher when the law breaker is poor and African American. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Department of Economics and Finance, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA |
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