Mieczkowski T, Newel R
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg 33701-5016.
Forensic Sci Int. 1993 Dec;63(1-3):85-98. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(93)90262-9.
This article evaluates the hypothesis that hair assays for cocaine will evidence a racial bias. It compares the outcome of hair and urinalysis assays for cocaine metabolites in a group of white and a group of black arrestees in Pinellas County, Florida on whom detailed self-reported drug use is known. The findings indicate that although blacks test at higher positive rates than whites for both hair and urine assays, these differential most likely reflect differential rates of use of cocaine which is apparent from the self-reported data.
本文评估了可卡因毛发检测存在种族偏见这一假设。它比较了佛罗里达州皮内拉斯县一组白人和一组黑人被捕者的可卡因代谢物毛发检测和尿液检测结果，这些被捕者都有详细的自我报告吸毒情况。研究结果表明，尽管在毛发和尿液检测中黑人的阳性率都高于白人，但这些差异很可能反映了可卡因使用频率的差异，这从自我报告的数据中可以明显看出。
