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Traffic Citations Plentiful for Hispanics, Blacks

NPR | By Michele Norris

Published January 5, 2003 at 10:00 PM MST

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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.