NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE RACIAL PROFILING SEAN SILVERS PROF. ROMANO 11/6/00 Racial profiling is a law enforcement strategy that encourages police officers to stop and question African Americans simply because of their race. Although not raised as a major issue in the courtroom during the trial of the four police officers who shot Amadou Diallo (who were acquitted in February), racial profiling is often employed by police, officially and unofficially, and was likely a factor in …showed first 75 words of 1316 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1316 total…times it may cause inconvenience for those of us who are effected by their duties. That is the price we have to pay to live in a safe society. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Carrilli,Silvio, “Are Racial Profiles a Legitimate Tool for Law Enforcement”, Speakout.com, April 20 2000. Farmer, Jr., “New Jersey NAACP Lawsuit Settlement”, New Jersey Department of LAw and Public Safety, March 1 2000. Wickman, DeWayne, “Governor Whitman’s Racial Profiling Flip is a Flop”, USA Today, July 21 2000.