Editing Driving while black (section)

=== New Jersey ===
In ''New Jersey v. Soto'' (1996), a case where Superior Court Justice Robert E. Francis consolidated 17 claims of racial profiling in traffic stops, Dr. John Lamberth of Temple University conducted a study to determine the level to which racial discrimination occurred on the highway in the state of New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/19961084734A2d350_11076/STATE%20v.%20SOTO "STATE v. SOTO | 734 A.2d 350 (1996) | Leagle.com"]. ''Leagle''. Retrieved 2017-03-14.</ref> Lamberth found that cars driven by African Americans accounted for about 42% of the total drivers pulled over out of a total 43,000 cars. However, cars operated for African Americans accounted only for 13.5% of the total cars on the road.<ref>Lamberth, John (August 16, 1998). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296336777_Driving_while_black_A_statistician_proves_that_prejudice_still_rules_the_road "Driving While Black; A Statistician Proves That Prejudice Still Rules the Road"]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved March 10, 2017.</ref>

New Jersey later received public attention for its racial profiling on the highway in 1998 when police wounded three men during a traffic stop, all of whom were either black or Hispanic, prompting then New Jersey Governor [[Christine Whitman]] to let a federal judge monitor the NJ police. As a result, thousands of documents were released to the public, displaying ample evidence that police were instructed to use race-based tactics to identify and stop possible drug couriers on the highway.<ref name=":1" />