Criminology Discussion The Issue Of Racial Profiling

CJ303 SDSU Criminology Discussion The Issue Of Racial Profiling

1) 250 Words MIN!!

Here are the articles:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics…

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics…

Two Union Tribune articles that cover the SDSU Racial Profiling report submitted to the SD Mayors Office have been linked in Course documents. The first article was written right after the findings became public. The second article was written a few months later and outlined the impact the study had on the city. The original report was written by several members of the SDSU Criminal Justice Department and as with any study of a controversial topic, there is disagreement in regards to their findings. I’ve attached the full report from Prof. Chanin for your review.

What do you think of the findings? Are the criticisms mentioned in the newspaper article fair? What do you think can be done in the city to improve this dimension of law enforcement?

In addition, for this discussion only, you may earn up to three points for your submission, but for three points I expect you to tie elements of the study with elements of the news articles as well as your own opinions. Although I don’t expect you to read the entire study, please review the overall findings and if desired, take a look at their methodology (manner in which they conducted.