Drug Profiling in Louisiana: Ten Years Later

Abstract

Racial profiling continues to be a hotbed of controversy for both law enforcement officers and citizens, particularly in Louisiana. Based on a study conducted by Ruiz and Woessner (2006) regarding the prevalence of racial and demographic profiling along Louisiana's I-10 corridor, these authors propose to compare Ruiz and Woessner's original results with Troop I arrest statistics over the last 10 years. The predicted outcome suggests that there will be no significant differences in arrest data covering the past 10 years, along the I-10 corridor in Louisiana, when compared with data analysed by Ruiz and Woessner.