Racial Profiling – Virginia
"When those sworn to protect and serve the nation discriminate based on race, religion, or ethnicity, it reinforces the idea that human rights and constitutional protections only apply to certain groups of people."
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Howard Schreier, AIUSA
How Virginia Rates in Protection From Racial Profiling
While Virginia has sought to address the problem of racial profiling by requiring increased cultural awareness training, the state has not sought to make data collection mandatory, or to ban the practice of racial profiling. This lack of data collection inhibits the police's and the public's ability to evaluate the extent of the problem, where it most frequently occurs as well as the effectiveness of future changes in training and discipline. Moreover, the state's refusla to ban the practice leaves many Virginia residents vulnerable to abuse by state and local offiicials.Protection from racial profiling: Virtually None
Members of Congress supporting the End Racial Profiling Act of 2004:
Representative Robert C. Scott