Michigan state police disproportionately stop Black drivers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of the Michigan State Police pledged changes Wednesday...
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of the Michigan State Police pledged changes Wednesday...
The leader of the Michigan State Police pledged changes Wednesday as the agency released an independent report.
Agency will add body cameras, other training. Study finds Black drivers three times as likely to be searched. Disparity in stops is the worst in Thumb.
The study, which looked at 2020 data, found Black drivers were more likely to be stopped by troopers than drivers of other races.
Michigan State Police are pledging change after an independent study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University showed racial disparities in traffic stops. The research is based on data from 2020 and shows that Black drivers are getting pulled over more frequently than other drivers.