Requiring explicit consent mandates reduced consent searches without raising crime in Oakland

Evidence

For instance, racial disparities in the use of consent searches (LaFraniere & Lehren, 2015; Palomino, 2016) have led to policy changes that mandate officers to obtain written consent or explicitly tell community members that they have the right to deny an officer’s request to search them (LaFraniere, 2015). In Oakland, this policy change has led to a large reduction in consent searches, importantly without an increase in crime. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 436

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s question about whether institutional correction (redesigned procedure rather than moral appeal) can reduce bias-driven disparities without backlash.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 436