Writers Den

See this article prepared for the ACLU which reports on stop
and arrest data collected from the L.A.P.D during 2003 – 2004: A Study of
Racially Disparate Outcomes in the LAPD. The authors found that minorities are
stopped, frisked, and arrested at higher rates than their white counterpart

Help with discussion:

•What evidence have you uncovered that either supports of
refutes the article provided?

•How might law enforcement interpret theses results? (find
out by asking a law enforcement officer!)

•Are there any circumstances under which racial profiling is
an acceptable practice?