Racial Profiling

By zach-peterson
  • The first hate cime law is passed.

    The first hate cime law is passed.

    The law was to collect and publish data about crimes
  • The U.S. Senate passes the Hate Crimes Statistics Act by a 92-4 vote.

    The U.S. Senate passes the Hate Crimes Statistics Act by a 92-4 vote.

  • Black drivers (4.5%) were twice as likely as White drivers (2.1%) to be arrested during a traffic stop.

  • African Americans are the group greatist to hate crimes in 1996 60% of hate crimes were because of race.

    African Americans are the group greatist to hate crimes in 1996 60% of hate crimes were because of race.

  • 1996 30% of hate crimes were vandalizing, stealing, or setting fire to homes, cars and stores.

    1996 30% of hate crimes were vandalizing, stealing, or setting fire to homes, cars and stores.

  • Hate crime prevention act.

    Hate crime prevention act.

    The hate crime prevention act is reniterduced into the house and senate.
  • 1999 San diego started to track race in traffic stops.

    1999 San diego started to track race in traffic stops.

  • "By far the largest determanite of hate crimes is racial bias"

  • "Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them"

    "Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them"

    Benjamin Todd Jealous
  • "All over the united states police oficers are making split decisions on whome to pull over."

    "All over the united states police oficers are making split decisions on whome to pull over."

  • Barack oboma passed the hate crime prevtion act

    Barack oboma passed the hate crime prevtion act

  • Between January 2004 and June 2012, the NYPD conducted more than 4.4 million stops; of those stopped, 88 percent were completely innocent of any offense.

  • officers may still rely on cultural stereotypes and act on their perceptions of a person's characteristics.

    Natinal institurte of justice. Expert opinion.
  • Getting stoped because of what you look like is a legal issue on its own.

    Getting stoped because of what you look like is a legal issue on its own.

    Racial profiling by law enforcement is commonly defined as a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.