Using a Vignette Research Design to Examine Traffic Stop Decision Making of Police Officers: A Research Note Export

@article{citeulike:6060598, abstract = {A variety of data collection methods have been used to examine an officer's decision to stop a vehicle. Most research examines poststop behavior, and no single method has been able to obtain all the relevant independent variables for a comprehensive examination of this behavior. This study uses vignettes describing a traffic stop incident. Driver characteristics, vehicle characteristics, and traffic violations are included as independent variables. Officers from three law enforcement agencies are provided two traffic stop vignettes. Officers indicate their likelihood of stopping a vehicle based on vignette information. Vehicle characteristics and traffic violations influence the likelihood of stopping a vehicle. Officers in smaller police agencies are significantly more likely to stop a vehicle than are Sheriff's deputies. 10.1177/0887403409333070}, author = {Phillips, Scott W.}, citeulike-article-id = {6060598}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403409333070}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://cjp.sagepub.com/content/20/4/495.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://cjp.sagepub.com/content/20/4/495.full.pdf}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0887403409333070}, journal = {Criminal Justice Policy Review}, keywords = {police, police\_decision\_making, racial\_profiling, vignettes}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {495--506}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 16:11:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Using a Vignette Research Design to Examine Traffic Stop Decision Making of Police Officers: A Research Note}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403409333070}, volume = {20}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6060598 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6060598 N2 - A variety of data collection methods have been used to examine an officer's decision to stop a vehicle. Most research examines poststop behavior, and no single method has been able to obtain all the relevant independent variables for a comprehensive examination of this behavior. This study uses vignettes describing a traffic stop incident. Driver characteristics, vehicle characteristics, and traffic violations are included as independent variables. Officers from three law enforcement agencies are provided two traffic stop vignettes. Officers indicate their likelihood of stopping a vehicle based on vignette information. Vehicle characteristics and traffic violations influence the likelihood of stopping a vehicle. Officers in smaller police agencies are significantly more likely to stop a vehicle than are Sheriff's deputies. 10.1177/0887403409333070 IS - 4 JF - Criminal Justice Policy Review EP - 506 TI - Using a Vignette Research Design to Examine Traffic Stop Decision Making of Police Officers: A Research Note VL - 20 SP - 495 KW - police KW - police_decision_making KW - racial_profiling KW - vignettes AU - Phillips, Scott PY - 2009/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403409333070 ER -