An MCSP Conversation Series Talk: "Analysis of Racial and Gender Bias in SLCPD's Use of Force and Street Checks, 2014-2017" by Dr. Kenan Ince

An MCSP Conversation Series Talk: "Analysis of Racial and Gender Bias in SLCPD's Use of Force and Street Checks, 2014-2017" by Dr. Kenan Ince

Contact: Maggie Rahmoeller, rahmoeller@roanoke.edu
Join the MCSP Department as we learn about racial and gender bias from statistically analyzing real data: Using data shared by the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) related to use of force and street checks between 2014 and 2017, we utilize a chi-squared test to determine whether SLCPD uses force and street checks against people of color (POC) disproportionate to their prevalence in the Salt Lake City population. We find that Black and Indigenous POC are disproportionately targeted by police force, while Asian and Pacific Islander Salt Lakers are disproportionately targeted by street checks.