Campus police ticketed Black drivers more often than white motorists who were stopped, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis done by the Investigative Project in collaboration with WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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That’s happened as a result of the use of force by cops, an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity found.
Read MoreOfficers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity have found.
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West Side residents near where police killed Dexter Reed share details of their trauma from that incident and their own traffic stops.
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State oversight is lax and police game the system – but racial disparities in traffic stops are clearly on the rise
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This is the second installment of a series, “Profiled: The State of Traffic Stops in Illinois,” published in partnership with WBEZ Chicago.
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This is the first installment of a series, “Profiled: The State of Traffic Stops in Illinois,” published in partnership with WBEZ Chicago.
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