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Removing Police From Traffic Stops

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A common way police and public come into contact with each other is a traffic stop.  A Stanford University study reveals that people of color are far more likely to be pulled over and far more likely to have cars searched. Those interactions can turn tragic. Jordan Blair Woods, an associate professor of law at the University of Arkansas has reasearched the possible benefits of removing traffic matters from police.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.