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Take Our Racial-Profiling Survey

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Created 06/13/2012 - 10:41

Take Our Racial-Profiling Survey

 
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The New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy, which allows police officers to question and search individuals they deem suspicious, has garnered nationwide attention. Why?

Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls it a strategy that "saves lives," critics say the practice amounts to illegal racial profiling [5] and are taking to the streets [6] on June 17 for a silent protest.

Share your experiences and thoughts on stop and frisk, racial profiling and the police by taking our survey [7].

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