The existence of selection effects does not make court records useless; interpretation requires corroborating local evidence.
McGirr describes differing racial and ethnic arrest patterns across localities, women’s small-scale supply operations, and the vulnerability of marginal operators compared with major suppliers. Local inclusion in the trade and selective surveillance both shaped the record.
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Chapter 3, Selective Enforcement
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McGirr describes differing racial and ethnic arrest patterns across localities, women’s small-scale supply operations, and the vulnerability of marginal operators compared with major suppliers. Local inclusion in the trade and selective surveillance both shaped the record.
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Chapter 3, Selective Enforcement; physical PDF pp. 98–100, supplied 334-page copy.
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The existence of selection effects does not make court records useless; interpretation requires corroborating local evidence.