NEWFANE—To the people of Windham County:There is an old saying: “Culture eats policy for breakfast.”I’m proud and pleased that the culture at the Windham County Sheriff’s Office for over a decade has been to embrace humanity, including around issues such as equity, implicit and explicit bias, and fair and impartial .
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont resident Gregory Bombard yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging what it called a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018. Represented by the ACLU of Vermont and cooperating counsel Gary Sarachan, Bombard asserts that the trooper involved abused his authority and violated Bombard’s First and Fourth Amendment rights.
ACLU of Vermont Senior Staff Attorney Jay Diaz said: “Vermonters who want to protest the actions of police through words or gestures have a constitutionally protected right to do so. This abuse of power by a Vermont state trooper is a clear example of just how over-policed our communities are. Cases like these are part of why so many are calling on lawmakers to take bold action to limit the broad powers of police.”
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IMAGE: University of Vermont Economics professor Stephanie Seguino is co-author of the new study that shows widespread racial bias persists among Vermont police departments after examining more than 800,000 vehicular stops. view more
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New research examining more than 800,000 traffic stops in Vermont over the course of five years substantiates the term driving while Black and Brown.
Compared to white drivers, Black and Latinx drivers in Vermont are more likely to be stopped, ticketed, arrested, and searched. But they are less likely to be found with contraband than white drivers. The report finds evidence not only of racial disparities but also racial bias in policing. What s more, a number of these gaps widened over the years examined in the report. With such comprehensive data encompassing the state of Vermont, the authors also found that Vermont police stop cars at a rate of 255 per 1,000 residents, which is more than thr
Report: Black drivers stopped at higher rate in Vermont
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BURLINGTON, Vt. Black drivers are stopped at a higher rate than white drivers in Vermont and Black and Hispanic drivers are ticketed, arrested and searched at higher rates, a new report finds.
The study titled “Trends in Racial Disparities in Vermont Traffic Stops, 2014-19” is based on estimated populations of drivers and more than 800,000 traffic stops in Vermont by 79 Vermont law enforcement agencies.
White drivers are stopped at a rate of 256 per 1,000 white residents, compared to Black drivers who are stopped at a rate of 459 per 1,000 Black residents, according to the report co-authored by University of Vermont professor Stephanie Seguino that was released last week.
Black drivers are stopped at a higher rate than white drivers in Vermont and Black and Hispanic drivers are ticketed, arrested and searched at higher rates, a new report finds.