While racial profiling is illegal, a 1996 Supreme Court decision allows police to stop motorists and search their vehicles if they believe trafficking illegal drugs or weapons. More traffic stops leads to more arrests, which further skews the racial profiling statistics against African Americans.
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If black motorists are more likely to carry contraband or illegal drugs, racial profiling may lead to a higher probability of successful searches.
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Racial profiling cannot be ignored. It is a violation of the civil rights of innocent people, and it is illegal under the U.S. Constitution and under state and federal civil-rights laws. Fairness to individuals is one of the key principles upon which our democracy is based.
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US Constitution question: What is the difference between legal profiling and illegal racial profiling? Here's a bias based profiling link that explains it...
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The anti-"racial profiling" juggernaut must be stopped, before it obliterates the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in inner cities. The anti-profiling crusade thrives on Despite the hue and cry, there is nothing illegal about using race as one factor among others in assessing criminal suspiciousness.
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Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01 racial profiling is discussed as an investigative tool by securty consultant, Chris McGoey. Before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York and Washington D.C., the illegal practice of racial profiling by the police and others was morally distasteful.
www.crimedoctor.com/racial_profiling_2.htm www.crimedoctor.com/racial_profiling_2.htm
Deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws," would have made racial profiling illegal had it been enforced by the courts. As it stood, it only made racial profiling policies less formal;
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The Data Collection Resource Center is a clearinghouse for information about racial profiling data collection, with sections on legislation, current data collection efforts, community groups, news, planning and implementation techniques and resources, and tools that can be used to analyze the data and report results.
www.racialprofilinganalysis.neu.edu/ www.racialprofilinganalysis.neu.edu/
It’s really frustrating for me as a former law enforcement officer because the reason law enforcement moved away from racial profiling wasn’t just that it had a negative impact on the community, Racial Profiling: 'Counterproductive, Patently Illegal'; By FinalCall.com News; Updated Jul 31, 2008 - 11:44:00 AM...
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