Fighting Against Nyc's Stop-And-Frisk Policy

CHAPPELL, KEVIN. "Fighting Against NYC's Stop-And-Frisk Policy." Ebony 67.11 (2012): 29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 Sept. 2014. Chappell is a writer for Ebony Magazine. Chappell talks about the stop and frisk police program in New York City. He talks about how blacks are practically being targeted and even gives statistics about the rate in which black men are stopped and how most of these men are eventually found to not be breaking any laws. He gives an account of someone and states that it can be physically and psychologically traumatizing. He states how the stop and frisk is just a massive racial profiling program. What I find most fascinating about this article is the statistics it provides. I feel it will help me in trying to paint the picture of racial profiling from a statically point of view. I plan on using this source to show how law enforcement plays a critical role in racial profiling.

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"Racial Profiling: Balancing Safety With Citizen Rights." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 31.16 (2014): 19. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
Jones is an Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Economics at Virginia State University. Jones in this article reflects on the encounter between a black Arizona State University professor and a Police officer. He explains that it’s better to go home than end up in jail or even in the morgue. In the case of Professor Ore, she was forced to the ground and treated like a hardened criminal and it’s saddening to see that happen to a highly enlightened scholar like Dr. Ore. The story alone grabbed my attention and led me to further research the Professor Ore incident in Arizona State University. In choosing this article as a source I felt saddened about how deep the racial profiling is in America and this story somewhat enlightened me to the true horrors of profiling that take