Sentences with phrase «used racial profiling»

That investigation will run at the same time as an Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry into UK Border Agency (UKBA) spot - checks at British tube stations, after fears were raised that officers were using racial profiling to select who to speak to about their immigration status.

Not exact matches

The NYCLU released a report that details how far New York police departments go to keep information from the public on the use of force, stops and detentions, complaints about misconduct, racial profiling and the use of surveillance equipment.

The mayor was elected to his first term on campaign promises to curtail police officers» use of stop - and - frisk, which critics argued was tantamount to racial profiling, and to increase affordable housing following years of luxury development and soaring housing prices under his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg.

Shelley wishes he had used a different example in the interview because he said he was trying to make a point about police profiling, not racial profiling.

«Events are a largely neglected factor in understanding when discrimination occurs,» says Legewie, adding that this suggests there should be a broader event - centered study of racial profiling, police use of force, and discrimination.

So she conducted a study on OK Cupid using four female profiles with nearly identical content: two white females and two Asian females, one of each with no listed racial preference and one of each with a listed preference for Asian men.

A unit that instills math by taking racial profiling as the subject wins her admiration, but her only evidence for its effectiveness comes from a student who professes, «now I realize that you could use math to defend your rights and realize the injustices around you.»

Michel's style exists in the same space as a number of high - profile African - American artists — writer Paul Beatty, artist Kara Walker, even rapper Kendrick Lamar — who use racial assumptions and issues of identity in open - ended, ambiguous, and non-preachy ways.

John Cleary, himself, successfully argued three Supreme Court cases, including the hallmark decision in United States v. Brignoni - Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975), which challenged law enforcement's use of racial profiling.

Wortley, a criminologist and expert in police racial profiling in police investigations, used census data to compare the representation of young black males in contact card data, and compared it with representation in the population.

High priority issues include racial profiling, arbitrary and indefinite detention, complicity in torture, and the use of secret evidence.

We continue to address this issue using all of our statutory powers, including creating a new policy that will provide guidance on combatting racial profiling in a range of institutional and community settings.

Lawsuit against Durham Regional Police Services Board suggests use of racial profiling, Toronto Star