Book on racial profiling

But all our phrasingrace relations, racial chasm, racial justice, racial profiling, white privilege, even white supremacyserves to. It has caused me and will cause others to engage what she refers to as critical race criminology. In this book, racial profiling is defined as the practice of targeting individuals for police or security interdiction, detention, or other disparate treatment based primarily on their race, ethnicity, or national origin in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behaviour. If youre looking for a book taking a strong position on racial profiling, this isnt the book for you. List of books and articles about racial profiling online research.

Immediately download the racial profiling summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Faculty of liberal arts and professional studies professors lorne foster and les jacobs are the coeditors of a new book, racial profiling and. The roots of racial profiling history news network. Everyday inequality, was written by alison behnke and published by twentyfirst century books in 2017. Racial profiling at issue series 9780737719796 by hirschmann, kris and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. New book examines racial profiling and human rights in canada. High court hands down landmark ruling in case of alleged. Dear martin by nic stone, the hate u give by angie thomas, blended by sharon m. Dunn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question. In the form of a letter to his teenaged son, coates distills what it means to be black in america today.

It also gives a history of racial profiling being used in the u. Facebooks ethnic affinity advertising sparks concerns of racial profiling. Advertisers can target african american, asian american and hispanic. Toni morrison has described this debut book from tanehisi coates as a required reading. A personal story of racial profiling youth radios anyi howell says that for young people of color, racial profiling by the police is an unwelcome rite of passage. Racial profiling is a creative and engaging work that meticulously and convincingly challenges both the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the established racial profiling literature. On tuesday, february 7, 2017, i was racial profiled at magers and quinn bookstore in minneapolis, mn. A civil rights organization is hailing a vermont supreme court ruling on a racial profiling case as a landmark decision. List of books and articles about racial profiling online. Facebooks ethnic affinity advertising sparks concerns. The book provides information on court cases and legislation on racial profiling at both the state and national level. Racial profiling at magers and quinn bookstore in mpls. Racial profiling refers to law enforcement officers or agencies where a key factor in whether to take action, such as making a stop or arrest, is mainly based on race, ethnicity or national origin, rather than information and evidence.

In the united states, racial profiling affects thousands of americans every day. New crop of young adult novels explores race and police brutality. In the united states, racial profiling affects thousands of americ. The book opens powerfully, with the heartshattering story of the 2014 shooting death of tamir rice, keenly followed by the critical perspective that racial profiling. Although racial profiling is not backed by written statutes, its roots are in the laws enacted during colonial times. Racial profilingas practiced by police officers, highway troopers, and customs officialsis one of americas most explosive public issues. This spring i taught at an historic black university. Racial profiling isnt confined to new york and its police department. But even as protest against the practice has swelled, police forces and others across the country continue to argue that profiling is an effective crimefighting tool.

The practice is controversial, and there is some data to suggest that it is ineffective in controlling crime. In this book, philosopher david boonin attempts to answer the moral questions raised by five important and widely contested. A compelling account of how minority citizens experience racial profiling and how they ascribe and give meaning to these experiences, the book provides a candid discussion of what the findings of the research mean for the police, racial minority citizens, and future racial profiling research. The novel one of several new childrens books that use fiction to. Pampels book provides more of a background of the issue. Racial profiling, for want of a better term, is a gateway act an excuse. Racial profiling questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on racial profiling. Discover librarianselected research resources on racial profiling from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. From reading this novel, i learned the many different ways that racial profiling occurs in the criminal justice system and how unfair the criminal justice system acts towards people of color. Racial profiling is a fact of life for young africanamericans.