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This is from Minnesota, but I thought for those of you who are
interested in the issue of racial profiling, you may want to be aware of
this report and it's contents.

Hedi

Today, the Council on Crime and Justice released the results of a
state-wide racial profiling study.

The study analyzed traffic stop data collected by law enforcement
officers in 65 jurisdictions across Minnesota.  It is one of the most
comprehensive racial profiling studies undertaken.  It was conducted
jointly by the Council on Crime and Justice and the Institute on Race
and Poverty at the University of Minnesota Law School.

The basic finding of the study is that drivers of color are
over-represented among those stopped; over-represented among those
searched; and under-represented among those found to have contraband on
their person or in their vehicle as a result of being searched.  There
are many nuances to the findings.  They are best understood by reading
the reports.

The Press Release, a Summary of Findings, the full aggregate report and
individual reports for each of the participating jurisdictions can be
accessed through the following link:

www.crimeandjustice.org/Pages/Publications/RecialProfilingStudy.htm

Questions about any of the reports can be directed to:

        Laura Schauben                          Jennifer Obinna
        Council on Crime and Justice                    Council on Crime
and Justice
        612-340-5432                                    612-348-7874
        [log in to unmask]           [log in to unmask]


        Tom Johnson
        Council on Crime and Justice
        612-340-5432
        [log in to unmask]


Hedi Rudd
Mayor's Office
Study Circles on Race Program Coordinator
210 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd Room 403
Madison, WI 53703-3346

608-266-4611 Phone
608-267-8671 Fax

"You keep plugging away--that's the way social change
takes place. That's the way every social change in history
has taken place: by a lot of people, who nobody ever heard
of, doing work."
Noam Chomsky

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