Racial profiling in the United States

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Gov’t admits police target Black, Latino Drivers
By Greg Butterfield, Workers World, 13 May 1999. Protest is growing in New Jersey over the now-admitted State Police policy of racial profiling—the singling out of Black and Latino motorists for abuse. It has been the common practice of state troopers—not only in New Jersey, but nationwide—for many years.
Breathing while Black
Opinion by Bob Herbert, The New York Times, 4 November 1999. Black people were stopped in Oneonta NY and humiliated just because of their skin color. The Second Cicuit panel ruled that the sweep was constitutionally permissible and not a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment or the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable seizures because the cops were acting on a description that included more than just the color of the alleged assailant.
Racial Profiling Routine, New Jersey Finds
By David Kocieniewski and Robert Hanley, The New York Times, 28 November 2000. State documents show that a systematic racial profiling became a routine part of state police operations. Minority drivers are suing the state, claiming racial discrimination.
Why Race Profiling Could Easily Be a White Problem
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 30 July 2001. In a recent feature, Time magazine came perilously close to embracing the cherished article of faith of many conservatives that race profiling is a legitimate police practice to catch black law breakers. Routine checks based on race are targetting the wrong race.
US Department of Justice Profiling Guidelines Anything But a Ban
By Jennifer Salan, Al-Jazeerah, 19 June 2003. The Department of Justice guidance regarding the use of race by federal law enforcement agencies include no enforcement or remedy provisions, do little more than acknowledge that profiling exists while laying out broad scenarios in which profiling is actually endorsed under the guise of national security.