AJ 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Racial Profiling, Prohibition Of Drugs, Consequentialism
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Policy: police practices have experienced drastic shifts in ethnic discrimination in the past. 20 years, primarily due to public outrage: president bill clinton condemned the practice in 1999, and congressional hearings were held to determine whether the practice became widespread. Many citizens in the 1980s and 1990s objected to ethnic profiling as used in the. Many agencies urge officials to contact federal officials if there is a possibility of violations of immigration. However, several agencies do not have any specific procedure to assist officers in making decisions in incidents involving latinos. A practical rationale for racial identity ling would be that the "end" of drug prohibition excuses the group"s. However, the ending does not seem to be well served. Among african americans the "hit rate" among finding drugs is lower than that for other ethnic groups (cole and lamberth, 2001)
