Racial Profiling – South Carolina
"Racial profiling is one, not effective, two, not fair, and, three, not conducive to good relations between law enforcement and communities. It should be a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy."
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Suha Dabbouseh, AIUSA
How South Carolina Rates in Protection From Racial Profiling
While South Carolina has sought to address the problem of racial profiling by passing laws that restrict police stops to those where the officer has a reasonable belief that a violation is taking place in the car, South Carolina has not formally banned the egregious practice of racial profiling. Moreover the state has redused to require data collection of the apparent race, ethnicty, national origin and religion of motorists and pedestrians and motorists that are stopped by police. Thus it is impossible for law enforcement leadership and civilians to know where the problem areas and officers are located and to target remedial action appropriately.Protection from racial profiling: Virtually None
Members of Congress supporting the End Racial Profiling Act of 2004:
Representatives James E. Clyburn and John M. Spratt, Jr.