Eugenia Rho, an assistant professor of computer science at Virginia Tech, says Black drivers stopped by law enforcement officers are more likely to be handcuffed, searched and arrested during a traffic stop than any other demographic group.
“In this country, there’s a clear racial disparity in who is stopped by the police when driving said Rho, who leads the SAIL (Society + AI & Language) at Virginia Tech.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look, Professor Rho talked with show host Rose Scott about a traffic stop study that aims to shed light on how an officer’s first 45 words during a traffic stop with a Black driver can often determine the outcome of a traffic stop.
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