We, the Authors, Editors and Publisher of Psychology, Crime & Law have retracted the following article:
The verdict is in: how did they decide? Using drivers’ self-reported data to understand officers’ decision making during traffic stop encounters By Francis Danso Boateng & Caitlin Howley, published online: 23rd September 2019
https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2019.1669599
Since publication, the Authors discovered two errors in the article. Specifically, (1) the sample size was mistakenly under-reported. Instead of 5283, the authors reported 5268. (2) The effect for one of the variables was erroneously reported. The direction of the effect for one variable was reported as a positive effect, when it was a negative effect. This led to the suggestion that verbal assault on officers increases chances of receiving an outcome instead of reducing such likelihood. The errors directly impact the validity of the reported results and conclusions.
The Authors alerted the issue to the Editor and Publisher and all have agreed to retract the article to ensure the integrity of the scholarly record.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.