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Author:

Kops, Deborah.

Title:

Racial profiling / Deborah Kops.

Publisher:

Marshall Cavendish Benchmark,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States--Juvenile literature.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile fiction.
War on Terrorism, 2001---Juvenile literature.
Crime and race--United States--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 114) and index.

Contents:

Looking like the enemy : the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II -- From the mad bomber to the war on drugs : the roots of racial profiling -- "Driving while black" : racial profiling becomes a national issue -- The debate over racial profiling -- The courts and racial profiling -- Did September 11 change everything? -- The future of racial profiling.

Summary:

"Focuses on the debate surrounding racial profiling in the United States--including a historical look at criminal profiles and U.S. government initiatives like Japanese-American internment during WWII through to the modern anti-terrorist age--through scholarly opinions, statistics, and studies"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Open for debate

ISBN:

0761422986
9780761422983

LCCN:

2005037064

Locations:

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)