PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Amid the debate over whether Rhode Island's campus police should be armed, several University of Rhode Island faculty members expressed concern that students, especially minority students, could be targeted by police who haven't been adequately trained.
(The state Board of Education is expected to vote on the issue Thursday night.)
One of the URI opponents is Lynne Derbyshire, an associate professor of communication studies and women's studies.
"All of us who have grown up in the U.S. have grown up making distinctions with regard to skin color," Derbyshire was quoted as saying in the May 16 Providence Journal. "If you are black or brown, you are nine times more likely to be stopped and frisked. If we arm campus police, we are potentially endangering students of color."
Derbyshire said she the statistic she cited was from New York City.
PolitiFact Rhode Island examined her claim and ruled it Mostly True. Read the complete analysis here.