Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement
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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
Web Site Links
Amnesty International USA--Racial Profiling http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/racial-profiling/page.do?id=1106650&n1=3&n2+850&n3+1534
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.
Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only) top
CQ Researcher
http://library2.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
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 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cclc_rio?db=GVRL
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 http://sks.sirs.com
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
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:
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
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases -
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 3 sample searches
below are from the
ProQuest database.
Use Advanced Search
and type each tern in a separate box:
1. SUB(racial profiling) (from Peer-Reviewed Journals only)
2. SUB(racial profiling) and SUB(terrorism)
3.
SUB(racial profiling) and courts
Researched and evaluated by:
J. Coe, Librarian, 12/2002
last update: K. Bourgaize, Librarian 9/2009