Racial Profiling Research Paper

Discontinue and adopt legislation outlawing the practice of racial profiling, even in regards to anti-terrorism efforts.

Continually document and collect statistical data that identifies those individuals who are processed through the criminal justice system. Paying specific attention to the presence and extent of racial discrimination in the following areas: administration of justice, police, courts, and prison authorities.

Take measures to effectively punish and combat police mistreatment of minorities during their daily interactions. o To oversee this:
„X Establish independent civilian organizations to investigate complaints about police behavior.
„X Collect and publish the statistical data in regards to the number and nature
of police abuse of minorities.
„X Collect and publish the statistical data on the number and outcome of cases resulting in discipline or prosecution of police offers who use abuse their authority to mistreat minorities.

Establish sensitivity training throughout the whole criminal justice system on a continual basis which pays specific attention to the application of human rights and other relative topics instrumental to the field of an individual¡¦s employment.

Acknowledge and clearly communicate the expectation that discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnicity is unlawful and a violation of their rights.

Society needs to express concern at the pervasive patterns of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system and express the urgent need for action by the State and Federal government.
Affirm and establish laws that racial profiling in stops, arrests, and detentions is not only unlawful, but also unacceptable.

Create fund, and staff adequately national, independent, specialized bodies with the competence to investigate allegations of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. o Also allocate funds and staff to assist victims of discrimination to pursue remedies, where necessary through legal assistance and support.

Establish simple, flexible, and widely acknowledged procedures for the initiation of complaints regarding racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. Adopt affirmative measures of recruitment and selection to insure adequate representation of racial and ethnic minorities in law enforcement, the judiciary, and all other criminal justice agencies.

Ensure that all persons who so require receive competent legal representation and interpretation at all stages of the criminal justice
process. Ensure that all persons subject to expulsion upon conviction of a criminal offense are afforded due process and judicial review to protect against racial discrimination.
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In looking towards the future, when it comes to racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, there are many ways in which we can take steps to reduce this behavior from occurring.
As the Federal government is now doing, all state agencies as well need to continually document and collect statistical data that identifies the race of those individuals processed through the criminal justice system. In the areas of administering justice (police, courts, and prison authorities), we need to pay specific attention to and hold accountable individuals for any instances where racial discrimination exists. As a society, we need to be concerned¡Xand express this concern, at the all-encompassing patterns of racial discrimination. By pressuring our governments to take urgent action to stop racial discrimination in our country¡¦s justice system, perhaps we can begin to prevent or reduce the incidence this practice. By effectively acknowledging that there is a problem in the criminal justice system, we can clearly communicate the expectation that discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnicity is unlawful and a violation of an individual¡¦s
rights.

By adopting legislation that prohibits the practice of racial profiling (even in the perspective of anti-terrorism efforts), we can effectively begin to end the use of racial profiling in stops, arrests, and detentions. Doing this will allow the State and Federal government to get the message across that this practice is not only unlawful, but also unacceptable. In addition to these legislations, by establishing simple, flexible, and widely acknowledged procedures for the initiation of complaints regarding racial discrimination in the justice system we can begin to weed out those individuals who violate the law.

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When it comes to law enforcement and other areas of the justice system, we can take measures which will effectively punish and combat police abuse of minorities during their daily interactions. To oversee these measures, an independent civilian organization will be needed to impartially investigate complaints of police abuse. In addition, we need to create, fund, and adequately staff national, independent specialized bodies whose sole objective is to investigate allocations of racial discrimination throughout the whole criminal justice system, not just law enforcement. In order to access whether these measures are working, it is essential that we continue to collect statistical data on the number and nature of complaints, number and outcome of cases in which discipline or prosecution was brought against the abuser. In addition, this data needs to be open and accessible to the public at all times. In addition, sensitivity training needs to be required and established throughout the whole criminal justice system (on a continual basis) which specifically targets the areas applicable to discrimination and human rights as it relates to an individual¡¦s field of employment.