Katie O'Brien '22, Research & Symposium Director

Creating an Anti-Racist Model of Traffic Policing

Creating an Anti-Racist Model of Traffic Policing

While it was only the final, fatal traffic stops of black drivers Sandra Bland and Philando Castille that made headlines, both drivers had long suffered in America’s racist system of traffic policing. Both had been frequently stopped and harassed by police for minor violations, issued tickets, and then overwhelmed by traffic fine debt and license suspensions.