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2002

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Racial profiling in law enforcement

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Using The Charter To Stop Racial Profiling: The Development Of An Equality-Based Conception Of Arbitrary Detention, David M. Tanovich Apr 2002

Using The Charter To Stop Racial Profiling: The Development Of An Equality-Based Conception Of Arbitrary Detention, David M. Tanovich

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Do the police use race as a proxy for criminality, particularly, in drug cases? If so, is this a rational discriminatory practice that is based on who the usual offender is or an offensive exercise of racial prejudice? What are the consequences for those communities targeted by the police? This article investigates these questions that have gone unanswered for too long in Canada. After offering a definition of racial profiling, evidence is presented that suggests that the practice is rampant in the United States and is likely practiced by some Canadian police forces, particularly, in cities with large visible minority …


Racial Profiling In Jury Selection: The Third Circuit Revisits The Batson Inquiry In Riley V. Taylor, Oluseyi Olubadewo Jan 2002

Racial Profiling In Jury Selection: The Third Circuit Revisits The Batson Inquiry In Riley V. Taylor, Oluseyi Olubadewo

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drug Exceptionalism, Erik Luna Jan 2002

Drug Exceptionalism, Erik Luna

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


U.S. Border Enforcement: Drugs, Migrants, And The Rule Of Law, Kevin R. Johnson Jan 2002

U.S. Border Enforcement: Drugs, Migrants, And The Rule Of Law, Kevin R. Johnson

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Korematsu's Ghost: A Post-September 11th Analysis Of Race And National Security, Liam Braber Jan 2002

Korematsu's Ghost: A Post-September 11th Analysis Of Race And National Security, Liam Braber

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.