Justice in Black and Brown: The impact of political control and representative bureaucracy on street level outcomes
研究检验政治控制和代表性官僚理论对执法官员（警长和州检察官）的党派、种族和族裔如何影响青少年逮捕、替代措施和起诉中的种族差异，发现种族影响大于意识形态，且代表性官僚对黑人警长行为有解释力。
Abstract This study tests the explanatory power of two prominent public administration theories—political control and representative bureaucracy—in understanding disparities in public service provision. While prior research focused on street‐level bureaucracy, we study here how political and group identities of top elected law enforcement officials affect the distribution of youth arrests, alternatives, and prosecutions among minority groups. Data from Florida's 67 counties between 2015 and 2020 demonstrate that sheriff's and state attorney's party affiliation, race, and ethnicity do affect street‐level outcomes. However, the effects are more pronounced for race than ideology. Also, representative bureaucracy appears more relevant for race than ethnicity and explains the behavior of Black sheriffs but not Black state attorneys.