Examining Differences in the Likelihood of a Drug Arrest Violation Across Race Ethnicity and Gender Using Ohio State Highway Patrol Data

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 880

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, September 2024

32 Pages Posted: 9 Sep 2024

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Peter Leasure

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Maria M. Orsini

Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Sociology

Dexter Ridgway

Ohio State University (OSU)

Date Written: September 06, 2024

Abstract

The current paper builds upon previous research and seeks to estimate the likelihood of a drug arrest/violation across race/ethnicity and gender using data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Research seeking to identify disparities is important as appropriate policy interventions to address concerns about inequities can only be soundly explored after the identification of any disparities. This paper begins with a discussion of the data and analytic strategy. In the subsequent section, results are presented. It is critical for readers to understand that this study only seeks to identify if racial/ethnic disparities in drug arrests/violations exist and does not seek to identify the underlying causes of any disparities. Therefore, any results of this study should not be used to imply that the enforcement practices of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are discriminatory in any way. 

Keywords: Ohio State Highway Patrol, Drug Arrests, Traffic Stops, Race, Ethnicity, Gender

Suggested Citation

Leasure, Peter and Orsini, Maria M. and Ridgway, Dexter, Examining Differences in the Likelihood of a Drug Arrest Violation Across Race Ethnicity and Gender Using Ohio State Highway Patrol Data (September 06, 2024). Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 880, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, September 2024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4948984 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4948984

Peter Leasure (Contact Author)

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law ( email )

55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Maria M. Orsini

Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Sociology ( email )

Columbus, OH

Dexter Ridgway

Ohio State University (OSU) ( email )

Blankenship Hall-2010
901 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH OH 43210
United States

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