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Minneapolis Police to Begin Tracking Race, Gender on Traffic, Other Stops

The Minneapolis Police Department has begun tracking the ethnicities and other demographic characteristics of drivers and pedestrians stopped by its officers to determine whether racial profiling is a common problem in Minnesota's largest city.

September 16, 2016

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Denver Police to Begin Collecting Racial Data at Traffic, Pedestrian Stops

Denver police plan to begin collecting racial data about the people officers stop by the end of the year, after years of saying such an effort would be too difficult and expensive to implement.

August 8, 2016

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California's Racial Profiling Law 'Terrible' Legislation, Police Officials Say

Gov. Jerry Brown this weekend signed legislation mandating that California law enforcement agencies collect — and make public — data on the racial makeup of all those encountered by police.

October 5, 2015

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DOJ Recommends Racial Bias Probe of St. Louis County Traffic Stops

But the county police's use of force between 2009 and 2013 was significantly lower than the national average, and the federal analysis of traffic stop data is not sufficient to provide actual evidence of bias in vehicle stops on the part of county police, the feds found.

October 2, 2015

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Colorado Lawmakers Weigh Electronic Police Citations

Colorado lawmakers studying ways to collect data on racial profiling by law enforcement said Monday they would consider having some agencies issue citations electronically to make it easier to compile information.

September 29, 2015

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California Lawmakers Approve Bills to Track Racial Profiling, Police Use of Force

California lawmakers on Wednesday approved measures to track the race of motorists stopped by officers and incidents of use of force by police officers.

September 10, 2015

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Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops

The Justice Department has nearly completed a highly critical report accusing the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created years of racial animosity leading up to an officer's shooting of a black teenager last summer.

March 2, 2015

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Video: Police Chiefs Share Views on Deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner

In a CBS News interview, a group of four police chiefs discussed excessive force, diversity within police forces, and the dangers of law enforcement.

December 15, 2014

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4 Police Chiefs Share Views on Deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner

In a CBS News poll, 54 percent of African-Americans said they've been targets of police discrimination. It's an issue CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues explored with a group of four police chiefs. More Here.

December 15, 2014

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Holder Announces New Anti-Profiling Guidelines for Federal Officers

The U.S. Department of Justice will announce stiff new protocols to curtail profiling by federal law enforcement in the coming days, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday evening.

December 2, 2014

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Justice Department to Ban Profiling by Federal Law Enforcement

The Justice Department is expected to issue a broad new policy in the coming two to three weeks banning religious and other forms of profiling by federal law enforcement officers, department sources said Friday.

September 29, 2014

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L.A. Civil Rights Activists Say "Django" Actress Should Apologize to Police

Civil rights leaders in Los Angeles have called for a “Django Unchained” actress to apologize after claiming Los Angeles Police Department officers racially profiled her. More Here.

September 23, 2014