Racial Profiling Legal and Constitutional Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Law enforcement.

Police.

Race discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Addresses issue of racial profiling among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and provides an overview of existing and proposed legislative safeguards. Examines constitutional ramifications of racial profiling under unreasonable search and seizure protections and Federal equal protection grounds, citing specific court cases

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Racial Profiling

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0127

Access Restriction:

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