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Racial Profiling

Definition: Racial Profiling is any police or private security practice in which a person is treated as a suspect because of his or her race, ethnicity, nationality or religion.  (ACLU)

 

Criminal Procedure Stories

 

KF 9618 C753 2006

Brotherhood of Corruption : A Cop Breaks the Silence on Police Abuse, Brutality, and Racial Profiling

HV8148.C4 J83 2004 

In Defense of Internment : The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror
 

HV8141 .M245 2004 

GCCC BOOK CATALOG SEARCH

 
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Racial Profiling Chicanas and Chicanos in School: Racial Profiling, Identity Battles, and Empowerment
 
Violence and the Body: Race, Gender, and the State
 
RELEVANT SUBJECT HEADINGS: Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement; Prediction of Criminal Behavior; Criminal Profilers
 
NARROW YOUR TOPIC:
  Is racial profiling a legitimate way to identify terrorists or hijackers?
  Is racial profiling really a black and white issue?
  Are there laws to combat racial profiling? If so, are they working?
  Is racial profiling only happening in the police department or in other career walks of life?
  What impact do you think that the Dred Scott decision of 1857 had on racial profiling?
  Why are minority students targeted as potential dropouts?  Is this a form of racial profiling?
  Are we debating racism in America or merely defending our ideologies?
   
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:  
   Criminal Justice REF KF 9214.5 C75 2006
 
JOURNAL DATABASES:  
OmniFile Full Text Mega Opposing Viewpoints
AVAILABLE ONLINE:
CQ Researcher - Racial Profiling
 
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
A Resource Guide on Racial Profiling Data Collection Systems
US Department of Justice Racial Profiling Fact Sheet
Racial Profiling Analysis
American Civil Liberties Union Racial Profiling
 
 





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