News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: Study Says Police Officers Are Using Racial Profiling |
| Title: | US CA: Study Says Police Officers Are Using Racial Profiling |
| Published On: | 2000-09-30 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 07:06:57 |
STUDY SAYS POLICE OFFICERS ARE USING RACIAL PROFILING
San Diego police officers are more likely to stop and search blacks and
Latinos than whites and Asians, according to a study for the police department.
Researchers found that whites and Asians had an 8 percent chance of being
pulled over in traffic stops during the first six months of this year.
Blacks and Latinos had a 14 percent chance of being stopped, they found.
``This is no surprise to us. We live this reality every day,'' said Sydney
Etheridge, president of San Diego's Coalition of African-American Organizations.
San Diego police officers are more likely to stop and search blacks and
Latinos than whites and Asians, according to a study for the police department.
Researchers found that whites and Asians had an 8 percent chance of being
pulled over in traffic stops during the first six months of this year.
Blacks and Latinos had a 14 percent chance of being stopped, they found.
``This is no surprise to us. We live this reality every day,'' said Sydney
Etheridge, president of San Diego's Coalition of African-American Organizations.
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