/tags/traffic-stops Traffic Stops en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:38:25 GMT /news/2022-06-22/black-man-appealing-his-conviction-from-a-2020-traffic-stop-by-a-white-officer-in-nc-mountains The appeal makes multiple references to the fact that the traffic stop involving Marvin Minor occurred two months after George Floyd was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:38:25 GMT /news/2022-06-22/black-man-appealing-his-conviction-from-a-2020-traffic-stop-by-a-white-officer-in-nc-mountains Associated Press /news/2020-07-24/police-traffic-stops-decline-racial-disparities-persist Across the state, police traffic stops have dropped, but for white drivers they've declined twice as fast as for Black drivers.That's according to a trend… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 22:34:40 GMT /news/2020-07-24/police-traffic-stops-decline-racial-disparities-persist Jason deBruyn /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-09/driving-while-black-whats-in-the-data 20 million people are pulled over annually in traffic stops throughout the United States, according to The Stanford Open Policing Project. New data shows… Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:43:30 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-09/driving-while-black-whats-in-the-data Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2018-08-09/driving-while-black-whats-in-the-data 20 million people are pulled over annually in traffic stops throughout the United States, according to The Stanford Open Policing Project. New data shows… Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:43:30 GMT /race-demographics/2018-08-09/driving-while-black-whats-in-the-data Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last summer aimed at preventing violence during police stops. House Bill 21 instructed that the… Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:42:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /news/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last summer aimed at preventing violence during police stops. House Bill 21 instructed that the… Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:42:37 GMT /news/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /news/2018-01-12/the-nc-general-assembly-orders-dmv-to-update-driver-officer-guidelines The General Assembly has ordered the DMV to update guidelines in its handbook and drivers' ed curriculum about how drivers and officers act during traffic… Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:25:03 GMT /news/2018-01-12/the-nc-general-assembly-orders-dmv-to-update-driver-officer-guidelines Rebecca Martinez /politics/2016-03-18/report-durham-pd-drug-unit-disproportionaly-stopped-black-male-drivers Durham Police officers disproportionately pulled over black male drivers during traffic stops from 2010 to 2015, and officers focusing on drug and law… Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:49:19 GMT /politics/2016-03-18/report-durham-pd-drug-unit-disproportionaly-stopped-black-male-drivers Jorge Valencia /news/2015-12-18/how-to-look-up-a-north-carolina-police-officers-traffic-stop-information In 2009, a sheriff’s deputy in mostly rural Orange County pulled over slightly more than 100 drivers. In most cases, the deputy determined equipment in… Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:45:21 GMT /news/2015-12-18/how-to-look-up-a-north-carolina-police-officers-traffic-stop-information Jorge Valencia /law/2015-12-17/gso-police-chief-says-limiting-traffic-stops-led-to-even-racial-split-this-month Greensboro's police chief is reporting a steep drop in racially disparate traffic stops. A month ago, Chief Wayne Scott told officers to temporarily stop… Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:16:44 GMT /law/2015-12-17/gso-police-chief-says-limiting-traffic-stops-led-to-even-racial-split-this-month Rebecca Martinez