Collecting information on traffic stops is the focus of a new project by Stanford University researchers. Sharad Goel, an assistant professor in the school of engineering, is leading the project designed to examine interactions between police and minorities using unbiased data, according to Stanford University.
Goel and his team will collect detailed information on 100 million traffic stops, including demographic information. Researchers intend to use the reports to analyze whether a law enforcement agency is discriminating against groups of a particular race, age or gender. Goel hopes the project will help improve the decisions made by law enforcement. Read more about the project.
