Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
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Amnesty International USA--Racial Profiling
This site has reports, facts, questions and answers,
recommendations, state laws, etc. on racial profiling. Readers
can also report personal experiences with racial profiling.
CHP Settles Profiling Lawsuit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/28/MN77574.DTL
This article from San Francisco Chronicle reports California Highway Patrol's 2003 settlement
of a class-action lawsuit accusing racial profiling and following
CHP's own 2001 study showing Latinos are more likely to be pulled over in
California.
Counterpoint : the case against profiling
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_3-4_79/ai_n9532559
A 2004 article published by International Social Science Review
presents an argument opposing racial profiling.
Point : the case for profiling
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_3-4_79/ai_n9532556
A 2004 article published by International Social Science Review
presents an argument defending racial profiling, in the context of
the attacks of September 11.
Racial Profiling : Old and New
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/index.html
This site from the American Civil Liberty Union discusses racial profiling,
including current news updates.
Threat and Humiliation : Racial Profiling, National Security, and
Human Rights in the United States
http://www.amnestyusa.org/racial_profiling/report/
A 2004 study by Amnesty International USA found unlawful use of race
in police, immigration, and airport security procedures.
Wrong Then, Wrong Now : Racial profiling Before & After September
11, 2001
http://www.civilrights.org/publications/reports/racial_profiling/
A 2003 report by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights compares
street-level crime profiling with terrorism related profiling
of Arabs, Muslims, and South Asians.
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CQ Researcher
Provides current reports on the following subjects: health, social
trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the
environment, technology, and the economy. Each report is
12,000 words, written by a 'seasoned journalist' and presents
unbiased views of both sides of an issue. Two relevant reports
available from CQ Researcher on racial profiling are:
Policing the Police (3/17/2007) ; Race in America
(7/13/2007)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains the full text to Gale Reference print volumes. Search
throughout all volumes, or choose a specific reference work.
Some relevant titles include: Social Trends and Indicators USA ;
Crime and Punishment : Essential Primary Sources.
SIRS
SIRS provides browsable listings of articles grouped by subject
headings. Racial Profiling is available as a subject heading.
An overview of the topic is provided, along with a Pro/Con analysis
and relevant article links.
Books
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The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Reference Books
Non-circulating:
Battleground: Criminal justice
Call number: Ref HV 7411 B83 2007
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Call number: Ref HV 7921 E53 2005
Encyclopedia of Police Science
Call number: Ref HV 7901 E53 2007
West's encyclopedia of American law
Call number: Ref KF154.W47 2005
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Crime and race--United States
Criminal procedure--United States
Discrimination in law enforcement--United States
Police-community relations--United States
Police misconduct--United States
Race discrimination--United States
Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States
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Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo
College Library.
Articles
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The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The sample searches
and articles below are from the
ProQuest database. If you are viewing this
subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the
links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus,
first click here:
https://rioweb.riohondo.edu/library/. Input your student
ID number and password [your birthdate]. You will see a
list of all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own
searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and
click on any of the links below:
(SUB(racial profiling) ) (from Peer-Reviewed Journals only)
(SUB(racial profiling) and SUB(terrorism) )
(SUB(racial profiling) and courts)
Researched and evaluated by:
J. Coe, Librarian, 12/2002
last update: K. Bourgaize, Librarian 9/2009
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