Ithaca College

At 4pm on Monday, April 26, Professor Kenan Ince from Westminster College will be presenting an “Analysis of racial and gender bias in Salt Lake City Police Department’s use of force and street checks, 2014-2017.”  Zoom link: ithaca.zoom.us/j/91482691861

Abstract: Using data shared by the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) related to use of force and street checks between 2014 and 2017, we utilize a chi-squared test to determine whether SLCPD uses force and street checks against Black and Indigenous people and people of color (BIPOC) disproportionate to their prevalence in the Salt Lake City population. We find that Black and Indigenous Salt Lakers are disproportionately targeted by police force, while Black Salt Lakers are disproportionately targeted by street checks. Asian and Pacific Islanders are underrepresented as subjects of both use of force and street checks.

Everyone is invited!   Please join us for our Math Colloquium series this semester on Mondays at 4pm: ithaca.zoom.us/j/91482691861.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Ted Galanthay at tgalanthay@ithaca.edu.