September 12, 2025Applied police briefings :Open Access

Female Officers Search Less During Traffic Stops but Find Just as Much as Their Male Counterparts

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KSKelsey Shoub KSKatelyn E. Stauffer MSMiyeon Song

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Traffic stop analysis highlights that female officers conduct fewer searches and find contraband just as effectively, indicating potential biases in search practices.

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Female officers conduct fewer searches during traffic stops than male officers, yet find contraband at comparable rates.
In traffic stops, female officers are associated with a higher success rate in finding contraband than male officers.
Analysis was conducted using traffic stop data from the Charlotte Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol to compare search patterns.
These findings suggest that the effectiveness of female officers in contraband detection could lead to reconsidering search policies in policing.

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Shoub et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41ee7713b0b5dfea6844b https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v2i4.5579

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Traffic stop analysis highlights that female officers conduct fewer searches and find contraband just as effectively, indicating potential biases in search practices.

Female Officers Search Less During Traffic Stops but Find Just as Much as Their Male Counterparts

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Female Officers Search Less During Traffic Stops but Find Just as Much as Their Male Counterparts

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