Hello Helen:
I'm checking to make sure you received my submission, Race. Ethnicity, and
Fair Housing Enforcement: A Regional Analysis. The abstract is below:
This article systematically compares how federal, state, and local
civil rights agencies in the ten standard regions of the United States enforce
fair housing law complaints filed by African Americans and Latinos. Specifically,
it explores the extent to which regional outcomes at all three levels of
government are decided favorably where, between 1989 and 2010, a racial or
ethnic violation of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 or the Fair Housing Amendments
Act of 1988 is alleged. The results reveal significant variations in outcomes between
these groups across the country. Most importantly, the probability of an
outcome favorable to the complainant depends on the region in which the
complaint is filed, the race or ethnicity of the complainant, and the racial or
ethnic composition and the number of complaints filed per capita in the state
in which a complaint originates. In general, while complaints filed by Latinos
are more likely to receive a favorable outcome than those filed by African
Americans, favorability rates for Latinos are more dependent on the region
where the complaint is processed than they are for Blacks.
In case you didn't receive the manuscript, I'd be glad to send it again.
Best,
Charles M. Lamb
University at Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo