Charles Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody

Charles Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody are professors at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas. They are coauthors, with Donald Haider-Markel, of Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship. Their research is based on a 2005 study funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The views expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the National Science Foundation.

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Philando Castile and the Human Costs of a Widespread Police Practice

by Charles Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody July 21, 2016January 9, 2022

This widespread police practice is literally killing people.

January/February 2014, Law and Justice, Magazine

Driving While Black

by Charles Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody December 19, 2013January 9, 2022

“Stop and frisk” isn’t just a reality in New York City. New data shows how police target African Americans on highways across America.

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