Racial Profiling

Racial Profiling in New York: Can It Be Stopped?

In April 2012, the New York legislature passed Bill 2288, a law prohibiting police from using racial profiling. The legislation is intended to increase trust between community members and law enforcement officials by allowing...more

Milwaukee Police Department Adds New Procedures To Improve Crime Reporting And Reduce Racial Profiling

As previously reported on this Blog here, an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed a history of under-reporting crimes within the Milwaukee Police Department (“MPD”). Now, MPD Chief Ed Flynn announced a new...more

Judge Halts NYPD ‘Stop & Frisk’ in the Bronx

A federal judge on Jan. 8 put a temporary halt to the New York City Police Department’s controversial “stop and frisk” program as it applies to visitors and residents of a group of residential buildings in the Bronx....more