Curbing pedestrian stops might not reduce police-civilian encounters
Chicago shifted from stopping pedestrians to stopping drivers, study suggests.
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A sharp decline in pedestrian stops in Chicago several years ago corresponded with an equally sharp increase in traffic stops, a new study shows.
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