Traffic Citations Plentiful for Hispanics, Blacks

By Michele Norris

Published January 6, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The Boston Globe studies 750,000 traffic citations issued across Massachusetts and reports that Hispanics and blacks earn traffic tickets at a rate amounting to twice their representation in the population. Michele Norris talks with Boston Globe correspondent Bill Dedman about the study.

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