Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Controversial Emails
Here's what you need to know about the confidential documents that Democratic senators have released to the public.
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Racial Profiling
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Immigration Agencies Are Facing Accusations of Rampant Racial Profiling
But holding the agents accountable has proven especially difficult considering the accusers are often undocumented immigrants with limited legal rights.
San Diego State University Researchers Watered Down a Police Racial-Profiling Study
A draft copy of the study obtained by Voice of San Diego through public records requests was far more aggressive.
The Racial Imbalance in Traffic Stops Persists
Across the country, non-white drivers are more likely to be stopped, and those stops are more likely to lead to frisks, searches, and tickets.
Will ‘DNA Phenotyping’ Lead to Racial Profiling by Police?
Bioethicists, geneticists, attorneys, and cops weigh the pros and cons of a radical new science.
Making Police Departments More Diverse Isn’t Enough
Local police departments should reflect the communities they serve, but fixing that alone won’t curb unnecessary violence.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Creator of a Police Profiling Database Who Wants to Question the Ethics of Big Data
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
New York’s ‘Shop and Frisk’ Scourge
Racial profiling in luxury stores is causing way more problems than it’s preventing.